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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Charbroil Infrared & SRG style Cookers => Grills & Smokers => Big Easy (BEESR) and SRG Type cookers => Topic started by: tomcrete1 on November 29, 2015, 08:52:49 PM

Title: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: tomcrete1 on November 29, 2015, 08:52:49 PM
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Modified the smoker box on the SRG by drilling more holes as was advised by "Tommy" who moderates this post.  It did increase smoke within the SRG.  Thanks again to. Let Talk BBQ for all the useful info
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: Saber 4 on November 29, 2015, 09:43:33 PM
Nicely done, Tommy is the Yoda of SRG's for sure.
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: TMB on November 29, 2015, 10:05:13 PM
Glad it worked for you. I try to mKe these cookers better ever chance I get
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: africanmeat on November 30, 2015, 05:20:34 AM
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Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: Skyzepplin on December 19, 2015, 02:16:22 PM
really a bit let down on the height of the the smoke outlet in the cooking chamber,  needs to be routed lower IMO.  have to drill those holes in mine, still trying to tweak my SRG ...with pellets it smokes like a boss....just it's above the meat, unless your grilling.
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: TMB on December 19, 2015, 05:09:34 PM
really a bit let down on the height of the the smoke outlet in the cooking chamber,  needs to be routed lower IMO.  have to drill those holes in mine, still trying to tweak my SRG ...with pellets it smokes like a boss....just it's above the meat, unless your grilling.
reason I use the Tommy Ring    Its on the bottom of the chamber so the meat gets all the smoke going up.   
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: ry3737 on December 21, 2015, 12:31:03 PM
really a bit let down on the height of the the smoke outlet in the cooking chamber,  needs to be routed lower IMO.  have to drill those holes in mine, still trying to tweak my SRG ...with pellets it smokes like a boss....just it's above the meat, unless your grilling.
reason I use the Tommy Ring    Its on the bottom of the chamber so the meat gets all the smoke going up.

Is it easy to add wood to the Tommy ring after the smoke goes out?
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: TMB on December 21, 2015, 05:00:09 PM
Yes I think it is but you have to pull the basket of food up enough to get to the ring
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: ry3737 on December 30, 2015, 08:39:40 AM
Did y'all drill holes in the cooking cylinder too?

Also, as far as the smoke height, wouldn't the air circulating in the SRG move the smoke enough around the food?

I finally have my SRG seasoned and plan on using it this weekend.  Wish me luck.  I'm starting easy with leg quarters.
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: tlg4942 on December 30, 2015, 11:05:02 AM
 I'm late getting in here but I think Tommy was right way back when he closed off the side vents and added the stack. Even a round vent like come on a Weber kettle on top is better than those huge side vents. Plus you gain control of smoke.
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: tomcrete1 on December 30, 2015, 12:50:13 PM
I late getting in here but I think Tommy was right way back when he closed off the side vents and added the stack. Even a round vent like come on a Weber kettle on top is better than those huge side vents. Plus you gain control of smoke.
I agree, have looked at adding Weber type vent to the top, gotta be careful not to get too big of one since cover doesn't really have that big of a flat spot to install. Also thinking of using high temp gasket material used on some wood stoves to serve as a backer rod on the vent slots topped off with high temp caulk. I'll continue to research gotta make sure that gasket and caulk can handle high temps of the SRG. Any suggestions would be helpful, it will be a spring project anyway plenty of time.  :)
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: TMB on December 30, 2015, 02:16:22 PM
All I did was cut a 4 in hole in the top and add a lid that's swings for adjusting
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: ry3737 on December 30, 2015, 02:33:43 PM
All I did was cut a 4 in hole in the top and add a lid that's swings for adjusting

I saw that post.  But with the extra holes in the smoker box, did you add more holes to the cylinder? 

Thanks!  Happy New Year!
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: TMB on December 30, 2015, 03:12:22 PM
All I did was cut a 4 in hole in the top and add a lid that's swings for adjusting

I saw that post.  But with the extra holes in the smoker box, did you add more holes to the cylinder? 

Thanks!  Happy New Year!
the smoker box is actually on my BEESR.  My SRG's are the original version without the box
Title: Re: Modified smoker box on the SRG, Thanks Tommy!
Post by: tomcrete1 on December 30, 2015, 03:16:56 PM
All I did was cut a 4 in hole in the top and add a lid that's swings for adjusting
Understood,  :)