Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Stick Burners => Topic started by: sliding_billy on September 30, 2013, 06:37:08 PM
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Some of you saw me talk (in another thread) about the new stick burner I have being custom built. It will be ready in a few weeks. I will post the pics as we go. I will give you all the details when it is complete. In the meantime, I will post the "silent film" version. Y'all can talk, but I will not. :D
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Getting interesting...
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SB,
Just one comment. The first photo looks like three nuclear waste symbols. Just sayin'.
Art
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SB,
Just one comment. The first photo looks like three nuclear waste symbols. Just sayin'.
Art
;D
Looking forward to the progress!
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SB,
Just one comment. The first photo looks like three nuclear waste symbols. Just sayin'.
Art
;D
Looking forward to the progress!
Actually, they both do!
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One more.
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A little bit more design clarity...
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I love building grills and can't wait to see this thing finished!
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Nice plasma cutter!
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Looks like some great metal work so far.
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Looks like it will be a great build .
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This is getting interesting!
Ed
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You do NICE work! I'm enjoying the show.
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You do NICE work! I'm enjoying the show.
I wish it was my work, but it is a builder that I have contracted. The design and stuff is all mine, but he's the metal guy.
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Looks like a good team. Can't wait to see more.
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Indeed; this is a cool thread - get to see the building of a cooker from scratch
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I'm having fun watching this one!
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Starting to take shape.
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This is turning out to be one sweet looking pit.
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Chris - I am lovin' what I see here....I may have to make another trip your way and bring a trailer.... :D
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Chris - I am lovin' what I see here....I may have to make another trip your way and bring a trailer.... :D
Bring a few strong men too. This things is going to be a pain in the a$$ to move.
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I am starting to salivate just a
little lot here. 8) The possibilities with that will be amazing.
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Looking forward to seeing results of your first cooks - looks like a really solid unit, literally and figuratively
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Looking forward to seeing results of your first cooks - looks like a really solid unit, literally and figuratively
And very good looking!
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Looking like a beast!
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Been a while since I posted any progress. Here are a couple of new ones. Expected delivery is 11/2.
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Wow!!!!
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Lookin' good! That must be massively heavy
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Lookin' good! That must be massively heavy
Estimating around 1100 lbs (including grates and everything).
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Better warn the neighbors on delivery day! :D
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that's really nice. very excellent steel work. 8)
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Better warn the neighbors on delivery day! :D
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make sure the truck has a lift gate...... ;)
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I went and did the final inspection of the fabrication yesterday. This will be the last I see of it before delivery, so unless he sends any more pics the last pics I will upload as well. Burn in will happen today and then if that goes OK painting tomorrow. I will get it next Friday if all goes according to plan. The welds still need cleaned up (along with some other detail work like insulation molding), and there are some things not in the pics (grates, firebox lid, etc).
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She sure is pretty! Can't wait to see the final product.
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That is one nice bbq. It would look slick in Seahawks blue and lime green ;)
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Wow SB! That is one beautiful grill/smoker! I can't wait to see some of your cooks on it.
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The guy who did the fabrication dubbed it the USS Christopher. I think that nickname might have to stick.
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The guy who did the fabrication dubbed it the USS Christopher. I think that nickname might have to stick.
And here I was thinking " God Bless Texas"..... ;)
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That works too Tee. How about I just put a pic on the front of the vertical box showing a plate of burnt ends with a line through it and one on the back with a bottle of "BBQ" sauce and a line through it?
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That works too Tee. How about I just put a pic on the front of the vertical box showing a plate of burnt ends with a line through it and one on the back with a bottle of "BBQ" sauce and a line through it?
Careful...folks will confuse you with a BBQ snob...... :D
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That works too Tee. How about I just put a pic on the front of the vertical box showing a plate of burnt ends with a line through it and one on the back with a bottle of "BBQ" sauce and a line through it?
Careful...folks will confuse you with a BBQ snob...... :D
I'd put a pic of pees with a line through them, but I like pees. ;D
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that sure is a nice smoker you have there. love it. do you have some mules to pull it around? it looks heavy. 8)
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that sure is a nice smoker you have there. love it. do you have some mules to pull it around? it looks heavy. 8)
Approximately 1300 lbs (maybe a little more) with all the grates and stuff loaded. Pushing it on concrete isn't too bad. We will see how much fun it is to move through grass next week. I was able to lift it about 1/2" off the ground with the lift bar. Two of us were able to lift it OK, but it still felt like squatting. We will likely use a dolly of some sort to move it next week. I am thinking about welding a receiver to it so that I could use a trailer dolly with it.
The better plan is to never have to move it. ;D
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WOW! That's a whole lotta steel. I'd find a nice spot and plan to leave it there. This is some awesome cooker!
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1300lbs Dang! Do you need to park it on reinforced concrete? ???
Better start stocking up on a ton of bacon for your first cook ;)
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Whoa, find a place on the patio that ya like and leave it there. Moving that bad boy is like a hernia waiting to happen........
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It is in transit. New name is the USS "Clyde" (after my Grandfather who also happened to work 40 years for USS - U.S. Steel).
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Is that enough tie downs for that beast? ???
Here is to a safe trip home! 8)
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Is that enough tie downs for that beast? ???
Here is to a safe trip home! 8)
I can only hope. He is about 2 hours away, so I was not there for the "upload."
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WOW! That is a thing of beauty!
It looks like it can do any kind of smoking or cooking you want... for a whole scad of folks.
What was the final cost (if you don't mind me asking)?
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I really like the full length front shelve. What a beauty.
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WOW! That is a thing of beauty!
It looks like it can do any kind of smoking or cooking you want... for a whole scad of folks.
What was the final cost (if you don't mind me asking)?
Including tax, delivery and a whole bunch of add-ons (which I will explain once I am done cleaning it up - it is here), I paid $2200.
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Including tax, delivery and a whole bunch of add-ons (which I will explain once I am done cleaning it up - it is here), I paid $2200.
Not bad at all! I can't wait to see it in action.
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Definitely a work of art!
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Beautiful - looking forward to cooking reports... :P :P
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I bet your tired today, I know I would not have slept a wink if I had one of them on its way to my house :) That is definitely a masterpiece!!
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Yep, definitely a piece of art. Good for you SB! It looks like you will get a lifetime of enjoyment out of that beauty!
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Here are a few pics to keep you entertained while I play...
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Wow! That's a beautiful piece of steel!
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Can't wait to see it (what's his name) fired up ;D
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Can't wait to see it (what's his name) fired up ;D
Clyde
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Today would be a good day for the burn in and lots of pics ;)
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I gave it a bit of a burn in yesterday with some KBB. I've got a 20 lb turkey and some post oak in it right now.
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I have some post oak from Fruitawood and have been leery on using it with poultry. I figured it might overpower the meat. I take it this is not the case?
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I don't think so (not as long as your smoke is clean anyways). I generally use pecan for bird, but I have none right now.
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It is just not fair to have a pit mastered on its maiden voyage......just not fair.... :D ;D
That is one good looking Turkey right there 8)
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Seriously, the best thing was that that beast of a bird fit on the top shelf. I was expecting to have to put it on the bottom and remove the top which would have put the drip pan in the channel and reduced flow. That semi-octagon design for the top half of the main chamber adds so much cooking space (front to back, and top to bottom) you don't realize it until you put something that large in it.
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Wow! That bird is beautiful!
Nice job!
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Thanks guys. Last two shots for this cook. I guess I'll have to start new threads for upcoming cooks. Today was really just part of the seasoning process. All but that one breast are getting frozen for future use. It was a great breast though. Even my wife admitted that she liked it and that the smoke was great (she is not a charcoal fan). I guess that answers your question about post oak and bird Smoke ;D!
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Thanks buddy, using post oak today. Thanks for the advice :)
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Billy, based on the results of that turkey, it looks like that pit is going to absolutely rock!
How long did it take for the pit to come up to your desired temp, and approx how much fuel did you use?
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Great looking Bird, What exactly is Post Oak, I've come up with Piece of sit tree but don't think that's right :)
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Billy, based on the results of that turkey, it looks like that pit is going to absolutely rock!
How long did it take for the pit to come up to your desired temp, and approx how much fuel did you use?
It took about 1/2 hour to get to 200 and was at 300 in about an hour. I was cooking between 300-325 until the last half hour when I bumped up to 350 to crisp up the skin (having the log lighter there to fire up the sticks and bump the temp up on demand is a glorious thing). I used 5 splits with no charcoal bed (18" medium thickness) in a little less than 4 hours. The last split was still burning good (pit was still well over 250 even after opening it up a few times) for about an hour after I pulled the bird.
Here's one last pic of the leftovers. BTW, this cook was officially a LTBBQ sponsored meal. I rubbed the bird with Parkay and Mo-Rockin' Chicken. My side dish/relish was Spicy Slawsa.
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Great looking Bird, What exactly is Post Oak, I've come up with Piece of sit tree but don't think that's right :)
Post oak is a small tree that is part of the white oak family (hard and tough wood). It is called post oak because of its use for fence posts.
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Great looking Bird, What exactly is Post Oak, I've come up with Piece of sit tree but don't think that's right :)
Post oak is a small tree that is part of the white oak family (hard and tough wood). It is called post oak because of its use for fence posts.
Thank you for the explanation :)
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Chris - the bird is a beautiful cook. I am glad you are having fun with the new pit. We would love as much info as you can tell about it. Your design? Or are their plans available?
Reverse flow? - etc…
Really a great looking pit too - I am anxious to see ribs coming off that thing!
T
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It was my design. Of course, a few things are shigged (or at least partially) from other designs. It is not reverse flow. There are 6 various width tuning plates (in a row, they cover about 2/3 of the channel). For this cook, the widest plate was to the far right with 4 of the others stacked on top of it. One short one was left over and put to the left. In the firebox, you have a charcoal basket (fits on top of a rack in the vertical when not in use), ash tray and removable log lighter along with the log rack. Dampers are set up so that the bottom two are used with the log rack and the top one with the charcoal box. In the top of the firebox are a removable grilling grate and an isolation plate/cooking steel. The steel comes out to use the grill grate, and the grill grate comes out to cook on the steel. Otherwise, they just stay there and make things even more efficient. My favorite part of the firebox is the stainless lid. Instead of peeling lid paint (and having to repaint or season it all the time) and tearing it up with your preheating splits, I went stainless. Besides, it looks so cool! For the rack area, you have ample storage for the propane for the log lighter along with plenty of splits. Both chambers have drip spouts with ball vales and buckets. Hard to see in the pictures, but there is a spring lever controlled plate between the main chamber and the vertical to control how much if any heat goes through to the warming box. Of course, you have the full length work shelf. Between the wagon wheels and casters movement on a hard surface is manageable by one. Honestly though, I can not even get the firebox side off the ground dead lifting the lift bar. It took three of us (all pretty strong men) to get it from truck to patio using plywood planks to roll it on. The vertical chamber has a skewered rod and a hanging rod hanging in the top along with three removable cooking grates and a water/drip pan that fits in the same slots as any of the grates so they can be moved around interchangeably. The vertical can also be used as a charcoal smoker. I have a 14"x6" charcoal ring (not pictured) that can be banked up against the right wall on a rack in the bottom slot. Enough draft is created from the air pulled into the vertical from the main chamber. Probes for the vertical can be ran down through the exhaust. Main chamber has two removable cooking racks, the aforementioned tuning plates and two removable water/drip pans in the channel. The top half of the main is 1/2 octagon, while the channel half is 1/2 rectangular. Probes to the main can be fed under the lid (the gasket creates just enough buffer to keep from crimping). Separate exhausts (opened and closed with spring lever plates just like the one between the chambers) can be fine tuned to the chamber config. For example, when running WFO to the vertical, the main exhaust is closed so that all air drafts fully through the vertical exhaust. When the vertical is closed off, the main exhaust is opened to draft. Of course a little drafts from both no matter what you do. They are not meant to be air tight. Thermometers in both boxes. Cool touch handles along with a hollow stainless (also can be grabbed with bare hands) handle for the main lid. Rod on the back is for hanging whatever (works great for Maverick 732s. All 1/4" steel or 1/4" stainless design. All doors and lids are gasketed. Final dimensions are 91W, 76H, 31D. That includes tip outs for exhausts and work shelf. Weight is between 1300 and 1400 lbs. I think that is all.
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Great looking Bird, What exactly is Post Oak, I've come up with Piece of sit tree but don't think that's right :)
Post oak is a small tree that is part of the white oak family (hard and tough wood). It is called post oak because of its use for fence posts.
Thank you for the explanation :)
It also gives off some good heat as well