10/30 Cooking on the Wood Smoker

[joe7670]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Joe the two structures are not connected. They are separate units. The burn down chimney is made specifically for making coals which are then shoveled under into the bottom of the smoker under the food. A flat shovel works perfectly. Also in one of the pics of the chimney you can see the legs of a grate made of heavy rebar. The grate holds the wood up as it burns so the coals fall through the grate for shoveling. The grate kinda looks like a tic-tac-toe w/ approx. 5 inch squares for the coals to fall. This smoker holds the heat like no other I have ever seen. Uses very little wood to keep heat.

Dude thanks for the info. Is it lined on the inside with reflective brick or something? What's on the bottom of the right stack to keep the coals from making the floor pop.

I did a pork roast and put the coals on concrete and it made the concrete pop a few times. Had to raise the coals off the ground.

Now, on the left side how do you clean out the ashes?