bonz50
Take a breath!
reading up on a new pit to replace my OK Joe and WSM, I want something bigger for sure but this is where I get fuzzy. I know I dont ~need~ something commercial size. I tend to think that something in the 120-150 range would probably be fine but I keep reading about how the 250's tend to be just a really great all-around pit even if you're not doing large quantities of meat but obviously can handle it if you want/need it to.
obviously tons of questions to ask/answer. do I want a reverse flow or traditional offset? is there a benefit to one over the other? how big is to big? Shirley Fab is only about 80-90mi from me and a 50-60" cabinet with warmer sounds pretty close to perfect but I know they are approaching 3yrs to get one on the waiting list, last I heard. Any other builders that are worth a drive to? I dont have a specific budget in mind, ~6k is probably in the ball park i guess, I could stretch for the right one i reckon since this is basically a once in a lifetime purchase.
any advice on who to talk to if I dont wanna wait for a shirley?
If I had a welder and a plasma cutter I'd just build it myself using some calculators to figure out the size of everything but don't have either yet (tho I need to get them to be honest). I'm thinking spring/summer '24 to make the final choice so I have some time but need to get some ducks in a row.
what yall think?
obviously tons of questions to ask/answer. do I want a reverse flow or traditional offset? is there a benefit to one over the other? how big is to big? Shirley Fab is only about 80-90mi from me and a 50-60" cabinet with warmer sounds pretty close to perfect but I know they are approaching 3yrs to get one on the waiting list, last I heard. Any other builders that are worth a drive to? I dont have a specific budget in mind, ~6k is probably in the ball park i guess, I could stretch for the right one i reckon since this is basically a once in a lifetime purchase.
any advice on who to talk to if I dont wanna wait for a shirley?
If I had a welder and a plasma cutter I'd just build it myself using some calculators to figure out the size of everything but don't have either yet (tho I need to get them to be honest). I'm thinking spring/summer '24 to make the final choice so I have some time but need to get some ducks in a row.
what yall think?