Thanks! Glad I could help!

Thanks so much bro! 🔥👍🍺

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Thanks bro!!

Awesome! I still have not tried that method yet. there are so many good ideas out there though haha!

@@SmokerBuilder There's truly a ton to play with. So fare I've tested the Franklin design (you can see a picture of it on my insta), the Workhorse design (top half of the exchange covered, downward lip, and two slits between the lip and the shield), and no baffle at all If I had to be honest and ask you a question at the same time, I've noticed little difference between using a well-designed baffle and no baffle at all-as long as there is at least a small water pan on the cooking grate at the exchange to create some turbulation at the exit; aside from sparing the first third of the cooking grate from getting blasted with direct heat, does having a baffle make a difference at all in an open offset? Note: mine is a tiny 16x36 1/4" open offset with an oversized stack (4 1/2" x 33") and no collector, although the stack opening is essentially 3" from the food grate because it's just 16" in diameter; the firebox is also oversized at 16x21", and the throat is two overlapping circles with no dams or restrictions, for a total of 78 sq in. I build my fire on the bottom of the round firebox with no grates or baskets, and the pit runs well except for the nuclear hot spot right in the middle if using the factory baffle

Great question! On #1- the main difference between elbows and collector boxes is where the most friction loss happens. They both still have a certain amount of friction loss. On the elbows there is more at the transition between the smoke stack and the elbow. On the collector box there is more at the takeoff for the stack where it meets the adapter. On the elbow there is another point of friction loss if the reducer is used. Really at the end of the day both styles work really well. Your damper setting would be changed on the elbow setup possibly more open to get the same result. I'll cover this in detail on a future episode as I could talk forever lol... #2 Really it doesn't have any effect on how clean your smoke is. #3 I have cooked on a couple of this style of smoker and it really depends on the situation and desired temp. I have see some situations where the door is mostly open and others where it is only a couple inches.

We’ve done 3 so far. Next one will be a couple days before or after Christmas

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@@RichWyatt1 really? It shouldn’t be full. I send out the link manually. Email me and I’ll fix it. admin@smokerplans.net

@@BBQcheese absolutely bro!!

Thanks!

Nope, that’s a pit I built off similar design though probably 4 years ago

Hey buddy sorry for the late reply, I’ll post a picture of that today in the community section of my channel.

Thanks Keith! It really depends on what kind of smoker you’re cooking on. Think about it as far as where the heat source is coming from. If the heat source is coming from the bottom up then yes the baffle plate under the meat could help. If you’re thinking about reverseflow type of system, check out some of the designs on our website. You’ll see a dash line on the image that is where we would place the baffle plate. If you’re thinking about a traditional offset with tuning plates that you can move around then they would go in the same place as the baffleplate

@@SmokerBuilder cooking on a small offset where I can only get about 2ft away from the fire box!

@@SmokerBuilder Thank you Frank, great reply and very helpful.

Hey buddy I’m sure you’ve already handled this by now as I’m just getting to see this but I always use plain old carbon steel. It’s just like using any cast iron skillet. No harmful coatings

Nope same amount of wood aiming your design is sound

@@SmokerBuilder okay I got the system made for the Oklahoma Joe highland from bbq mods and I felt like it took me forever to get to 250, I was burning peach half splits and for a pork shoulder it took up a lot of wood compared to other cooks. Any recommendations

Before I go cutting off my baffle on my pit will a scoop baffle work well in a traditional offset with an upright at other end like the patio

@@billshepherd1217 absolutely! I’ll make a post in the community tab on my KZfaq channel of my Bingo pit!

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Sorry adjustable Scoope plate

Hey buddy! On a open offset style smoker my baffle points straight up out of the firebox so everything goes straight to the top. On the reverse flow the baffle plate is horizontal

This was actually a segment of one of our live Q&A’s. I just started a new Patreon channel where I’ll be having these live Q&A’s monthly. Go to patreon.com/smokerbuilder to learn more