After sitting in a corner of the shop for a few months, got to finish it! I don't want to fool with a burner & tank so I plan on using brickette's or charcoal. The fire will be on the lower disc surrounded by a ring that the upper cooking disc rests on. I have a 4" pipe running into the bottom of the fire disc with a damper on the bottom. Do you guy's think it will burn without a smoke path other than a not so tight fit between the ring. I'm thinking that will really keep the heat under the disc. I thought that I'll try it with first "burn off" fire and see what happens. From what I understand you want pretty high temps for this type of cooking, and with the cooking disc resting on that ring, I thought that (if the fire burns) it'll get good and hot.
Fuelrod, Way cool man! Great Build I am no engineer nor do I pretend to be one. But, from my experience with HVAC systems it seems to me that the only vent "relief" hole is at the center of the top pan. I would think the heat will be pretty intense right there. If that's what you're going for then you're probably good. Otherwise, it will be like trying to blow air into a paper bag. Just my input. Good Luck.
I have to agree, I think I was a victim of wishfull thinking. It just almost seems that charcoal brickette's almost do that, just melt away with no real smoke or fire action. I'll modify that ring before I burn it off today. That hole is getting filled Marty, it's the last thing I need to do. These (discs) are just replacement disc for a regular (ag) plow disc.
Nice job! That looks like it has potential to make some great meals. I'll be looking for some food pics.
First cook - finally! Sliced thin a pork TL. S&P, a little hot, a little maple syrup & whatsthishere sauce- browned. The pics tell the rest.
That creation is freaking awesome fuelrod. I had no idea what you were going to cook in it until you showed us. I didn't wanna ask and sound too dumb..... Where did the inspiration come from....is this something that's factory built out there or is just a figment of your imagination that came to light !!!??? Great fabrication skills too, may I add.
Our lard rendering kettles only have a loosely fit shroud surrouding them, and the smoke finds its way out just fine. Well, now we use a 500,000 btu propane burner, but it does the same. I think your openings look better than adequate....and letting it escape all the way around the perimeter probably makes it heat pretty darn evenly. Is this a figment of you imagination that came to fruition or is it a copy of a factory cooker fuelrod? Great fab skills too. I'm liking it big time.
fuelrod, Great post thanks for the effort. As previously stated great fabrication skills. It looks fantastic. Plus, it works great.
Notice the dual post up above..?? I thought I posted the first one, then when it didn't show up immediately I couldn't remember exactly what I wrote so a second one was posted....now this morning both are there. Is that something wanky that happens with the forum and has that occurred with anyone else....or should I chalk it up to user error ?? ...for now, I'll go with the latter. But anyway fuelrod, that really is a nice build (for the third time).
It's really only a wood fired skillet! I had never heard of them either until I started looking at a "smoker" forum for advice & Ideas when I built mine. It seems that most use a propane burner for the heat, I just didn't want to fool around with the tanks & making sure I had fuel. You can buy just the disc with handles on it for not much at Agri supply - cheap. Search Results | Agri Supply® I ordered my disc from them, they have a good selection.
Deee-luxe !! I have it marked now for a future project. They DO have a good selection, you're right about that !!! Thank you sir.
