Smoker Burn-In

[Jerod Broussard]

Fire burning too clean to spot leaks on the roof that way.

Thankfully I sprayed oil. I knew would have weak sealing welds somewhere up there. That roof was a PAIN! Got a few spots to seal up.

My slitted plate for the smoke base is holding in the upper 70's.

[Jerod Broussard]

Bottom reading is near the bottom of the smoker

Top reading is closer to the top.

[Jerod Broussard]

Evening out more. 30 minutes in.

[Jerod Broussard]

Looking good.

[texastweeter]

Thats pretty damn close

[Oak Smoke]

It’s going to work very well. Congrats!

[jfmorris]

Wow! Jerod, that is some really even temperatures top to bottom. You did a great job in your build!

[Jerod Broussard]

The thing I like is I ain't running this hot again unless I'm forced into enough turkey.

[RonB]

You should be very happy with those temps. 👍

[Bad Hat BBQ]

Nicely Done!

[FireMan]

Ferget the turkey & bring on the Wibs!

[barelfly]

Excellent stuff!!!!! How many wood chunks are you using for this burn? About size of the chunk or how many oz?

just curious… but thank you for sharing this build with us! Love it!

[Jerod Broussard]

1/2 to 1 fist size. I've had to split some. Looks to be 3-4" wide chunks.

[DTro]

Good stuff!

[bbqLuv]

You done good, you deserve a PBR

[Jerod Broussard]

I got her up to 400. Kept her 325+ for 2 hours. Looks good all shined up.

[WayneT]

That's a tight grouping of temps on that baby! Great design and build. Have you decided what your inaugural cook will be? I'm sure many of your Pit buds would be happy to critique it in exchange for a taste.

[Jerod Broussard]

I got 4 racks of ribs Wed and 8 briskets Wed night.

[WayneT]

Like they say, go big or go home!

[rlozinak]

That looks great. You done well!