Smokehouse plans.
 

Have an idea in my head for a mortar and beam smokehouse. Slant roof. Was talkin to a guy that said to build it on a hill and put my fire box down slope so that you dont cook your meat. Seemed like a smart idea to me. Yall ever heard of this? Thoughts and plans welcome.

Yes. No. Maybe ----- I don't think so.

Big damn help you are,lol.

Smokehouse? New diesel truck? Not working for The Man anymore?

Mo, did you win the lottery?

http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/...mokehouse.html

http://www.endtimesreport.com/smokehouse.html

http://justtwofarmkids.com/2010/01/1...-a-smokehouse/


Good reading

Never seen one built on a slope. Saw one in Arkansas that was a 4x4x7 box, with a 55 gallon drum as firebox which attached by stove pipe.

No idea what kind of results it produced, though.

Read em earlier. Missouri edu has plans for a whole hog smoker. Dont know how to c & p yet. Has a plan for a way offset fire box like im thinkin about. The house is weak though.

Check into the old Foxfire books. I bet its in there

Hcf, on the right path.

One thing you can count on is that the smoke and heat will move differently than you plan. Generally it is going to follow the highest-elevation path of least resistance to the chimney. Some of that heat and smoke needs to mingle around your meat. However, too much smoke without enough heat could cause condensation of smoke-nastiness on your meat giving it an off flavor. It is a delicate balance. You need your design to be somewhat adaptable, which is more challenging with brick and mortar. Many of the mass-produced metal off-set smokers require mods to get them to work right. The better ones have been refined over time to get the smoke/heat correctly distributed evenly through the smoking chamber.

Basically, you might need to provide the ability to add baffles to direct the smoke/heat where you want it to go. Also an adjustable chimney to pull the smoke at the right elevation from within the smoke box. Or you can keep building them and tearing them down till you get it right.

Cool project.

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If you get some kind of plans drawn up. I can come down & do the masonry work for ya. I will be in Rodgers-vill Missouri laying blocks second weekend of Oct.

I have one at the fortress. This ones for the new place. Id like it to be big enough to do 25 hams and 40 50 slabs of bacon.

put me down for a couple hams when they're ready.
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