Franklin co Mississippi Boy,

[smoking a fatty]

Hello from Mississippi. I just built a smoker and would like to find out how to control the heat
Pictures coming of draft openings

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Welcome! This is the best place to get your questions answered...

 

[normanaj]

Hello from RI.

 

[smoking a fatty]

Welcome! This is the best place to get your questions answered...

Thank you
I am trying to navigate this site, tad different than I am used to
You can see what's built
My questions are the air intake and the chimney. I have run this one time it draws really good. But cooks to fast
I am thinking I need to choke the intake to slow the fire, but am unsure if I should also choke the chimney.

 

[smoking a fatty]

 

[smoking a fatty]

Hello from RI.

Hey back at cha RI !!!

 

[JLeonard]

Welcome from North Mississippi!

Jim

 

[smoking a fatty]

Welcome from North Mississippi!

Jim

Good fishing up north, Howdy back at ya!

 

[02ebz06]

Howdy, and welcome to the forum from New Mexico.

 

[mr_whipple]

I'm no help with your smoker, but welcome from Virginia!

 

[smoking a fatty]

I'm no help with your smoker, but welcome from Virginia!

That's ok Mr Whipple,meeting good people while figuring things out is a ok in my book
Curious, Did you squeeze the Charmin?

 

[smoking a fatty]

Howdy, and welcome to the forum from New Mexico.

Howdy back, is it hot in NM?

 

[smoking a fatty]

Howdy, and welcome to the forum from New Mexico.

I see in your signature you are a pit master
Perhaps, if you have the time, you could learn me a little about adjusting the heat and smoke time ?

 

[mr_whipple]

That's ok Mr Whipple,meeting good people while figuring things out is a ok in my book
Curious, Did you squeeze the Charmin?

Repeatedly!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Do a search on here for cinder block pits, there have been a few posted. Growing up, it's what we cooked on, but it was fed with coals from a fire barrel. My dad and uncles didn't have temp probes and such, it was all done by feel and looks. This was 30-40 years ago.

Now I control temps by limiting the inlet air with the exhaust wide open. That's what I do on my offsets and grills...

 

[smoking a fatty]

Lo

Do a search on here for cinder block pits, there have been a few posted. Growing up, it's what we cooked on, but it was fed with coals from a fire barrel. My dad and uncles didn't have temp probes and such, it was all done by feel and looks. This was 30-40 years ago.

Now I control temps by limiting the inlet air with the exhaust wide open. That's what I do on my offsets and grills...

Do you remember a tv show called lost in space? You told me to search. So in that shows robots voice. "searching".

 

[Newglide]

Welcome from NC, I haven't cooked on a block pit but I would start by choking down the intake. How do you get your coals? From what I have seen with block pits is people usualy have a side fire and shovel them in. Dumb answer but maybe a smaller amount of coals would also help.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Here's one...

Cinder Block Pit - Air Flow

I am working on a cinder block pit build for whole hog. I have the general layout and concept together, but my main question is about air flow. I am used to smoking where I have control of in and out. I see on most pits like I am thinking of (Meat Church and Amazing Ribs) that they don't have an...

www.smokingmeatforums.com

 

[smoking a fatty]

Welcome from NC, I haven't cooked on a block pit but I would start by choking down the intake. How do you get your coals? From what I have seen with block pits is people usualy have a side fire and shovel them in. Dumb answer but maybe a smaller amount of coals would also help.

Show is the fire pit and the smoke chamber
Separated by a 8" block wall. All block is filled with sand for insulation

The fire chamber has a non mortared block that can slide out, if more charcoal is needed it is delivered through this hole
Shown in pictures block slid out and holeshown

 

[millerbuilds]

Welcome to SMF from North Texas!

- Jason