The drawback to an insulated firebox is the design doesn t lend itself to allowing a grilling lid on top.
Insulated firebox offset smoker.
With the 2 insulated fire door and 4 of insulation around the firebox these pits are super fuel efficient.
We do accept orders for these with 1 4 thick fireboxes if you are looking to save a little money.
Typically the more expensive the thicker the metal and the thicker the metal the better the heat retention and therefore efficiency.
24 x 72 hybrid flow smoker regular and reverse flow 24 x 24 insulated fire box 36 rib box 14 wheels and tires chrome stack stainless handles glow in the dark temp.
To get your offset smoker started fill the firebox with fully lit coals from a chimney starter and then periodically add the wood to keep the temperature steady.
Use a digital thermometer.
Open assist with shock mechanism.
The industry standard for premium offset smokers is now 6mm 1 4.
Insulated firebox 24 x20 x20 rib box 18 x24 x32 with 3 racks 21 x16 charcoal grill with insulated door and side load in for charcoal.
The temperature in your offset cooker can vary by up to 75 f from one end of the cooking chamber to the other.
But a 2 thick insulated firebox would take up too much space inside the firebox on a 20 diameter smoker.
Our classic offset smoker cooks as good as they look.
Measuring 42x30 with two slide out cooking racks sized at.
Gauges dual racks and more.
My fb is mostly 1 2 inch with the exception of the face that is 5 8 and the bottom that is 3 4.
Our offset smokers are second to none and we have them in a offset pipe smoker offset vertical smoker offset cabinet smoker and our new 20 style pits.
Then there are the insulated smokers available in three sizes that are as close to a set it and forget it style smoker all while still cooking with real wood.
See the pit details page for more details.
Insulating the firebox in my experience is really better to keep you from burning yourself than to improve the function of the smoker overall.