Well it all started with the purchase of a Brinkmann pellet grill a couple years ago. Loved the ease but not enough smoke flavor for me. So this spring came across an older Brinkman Longhorn offset Its 1/4"wall 20'diameter x 42"CC on Craigslist that was made by Rodger Davidson that builds Horizons now. It is similar to his 20" RD Special Marshal Smoker and I Love the capacity and flavor of what comes off the stick burner but not tending for long over night cooks. So since I had started to build a stick burner based on a Jambo backyard with an insulated firebox and want to incorperate a pellet burner in it prior to purchasing the Longhorn I decided to do a little testing with the longhorn and adapted the pellet hopper off the Brinkmann pellet fueled grill.
I was asked to do a pulled pork for my god daughters graduation (175 people) in a couple weeks and figured on a 100 lbs raw based on what else they are serving. I didn't want to stay up all night tending a fire and am hoping to give 4- hours or so wood smoke and let the pellets take over for the night. So here are some pics of what I put together today and ​let the testing begin
Made an adapter plate to replace the door when opened that clamps on
Basket on top of burn pot for logs.
​Bread test , the center is a little hotter where the covection plate ends and stack end is cooler so may have to add some tuning plates to push the heat down further.
Also testing cherry pits as a fuel source mixed with pellets.
I was asked to do a pulled pork for my god daughters graduation (175 people) in a couple weeks and figured on a 100 lbs raw based on what else they are serving. I didn't want to stay up all night tending a fire and am hoping to give 4- hours or so wood smoke and let the pellets take over for the night. So here are some pics of what I put together today and ​let the testing begin
Made an adapter plate to replace the door when opened that clamps on
Basket on top of burn pot for logs.
​Bread test , the center is a little hotter where the covection plate ends and stack end is cooler so may have to add some tuning plates to push the heat down further.
Also testing cherry pits as a fuel source mixed with pellets.
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