shirley fabrication

Every so often I enjoy to make my own bacon. I've taken a costco's slab of belly and cured it for 12 days. Today is smoke day. This is my first attempt at a cold smoke. I want to keep the smoke under 80f. Being cured, the belly should be food safe at these temps. First stab at this...

Made up a batch of beef tallow for seasoning Snoop Dogg Sprayed the interior and grates, and then wiped down. I approached it like when I season cast iron Small fire for now to set the paint

Kevin just delivered my 24x36, traveling through a heck of a snow storm. Its not bad here, however the roads were getting sloppy as he approached Denver from Nebraska. The entire time he sent updates on his ETA, and even arrived sooner than the predicted. He unloaded "Snoop Dogg" and gave me...

I was cooking mostly on a Pitmaker Vault, and honestly, I still do love it. The water cookers turn out great product and flavor is excellent. I wanted to tackle the stick burner and set out to get that "clean smoke" Central Texas flavor. I ended up with a Shirley 30x80 (Reverse Flow) custom...

I have been dreaming of this for years. About 5-6 years ago I discovered the Shirley Fabrication smoker and knew that would be mine one day. Finances were not ideal at the time so I did. It get on the waiting list. In 2017, I sent my deposit in to Tyler for “the other woman”. A couple of weeks...

Original Thread "New SF Order Submitted" Its been a long wait. I finally took delivery on Sunday and I am very pleased. The one loose end is sausage hangers I ordered were not included. I've emailed Tyler on the issue, so im sure that will get sorted out. I hit the ground running seasoning...

Hey all, So I have been in touch with Tyler this week regarding a 24x50 smoker. The lead time is 32 months! Is the almost three year wait worth it??

I am very excited. Yesterday I submitted my deposit and worked with Tyler to place an order. Build details below. I figured I would put my build money into smoker functionality, so I opted out of the SS shelf. I think it will be fun to make a custom cedar or butcher block shelf instead. Im...

I'm currently working with Tyler to get my Rig quoted out and was curious if I should drop the wagon wheels or keep them on. Im planning on ordering a 24x50 cabinet straight back with insulated box and warmer. I would be rolling this rig in and out of the garage onto concrete and probably...

Sorry this is late in coming... With the pig roast and party (which can be seen here - http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=248511) THis is the first chance I had to really give some details on the pit. Its a 24x70 Straight back. Standard height, but with extra shelf slots...

Its time for my annual Big Pig Jig.. This year is going to be pretty crazy... We're having out of town brethren guests, and lots of special extras, so I figured I'd start a thread to keep things updated. It should be a great weekend.. But first things first. Gotta make some room in the...

Excited super Excited. After a few weeks of back and forth emails with Paul payment has been sent and received. The best part was the wifey actually paid the deposit. :becky::clap2::becky::becky::becky::becky: Its been a few months now of looking at Shirley photos and threads to finally get a...

For this year's BBQ, I decided it was time to give a whole hog a shot. Picked up an 80lber from the local pig store for about $100. It was a little too long (5") for my 40" grates, so Chicagokp let me borrow his 24x60. Day before, I trimmed her up. Removed the rib membranes, and trimmed...

I love to eat at Japanese steakhouses. I decided to try my attempt at making the fried rice on the Shirley griddle. You can't go to a Japanese steakhouse and not see the volcano or choo choo onion train! The ingredients Started out with the chicken Then added rice and veggies...

My brother (actual brother, not just brethren) Harbormaster, says I'm not chatty enough on the site. So I figure I'd post some pron of cooks I have been doing in hopes of drawing interest for anyone near the Southwest Ohio (tri-state) area who might like to pitch in and help on future cooks. I...

Well folks i arrived at Matts house yesterday around lunch from Alabama.... Had a great trip so far.... Got to stop in Cincinnati and see the grand babies .. Then headed up to Matts... Met Chicago Kp yesterday and Chris (OIF Marine and his family is coming down today.. Butts and brisket got put...

So I took off work Friday to drive down to Tuscaloosa and pick up my new offset from Shirley Fabrication. 1500 miles, 23 1/2 hours in the car and I'm back with what is now my most prized possession. I've come bringing lots of pron for y'all. Got to Paul's about 5. The first thing that...

Well, I've after being on the bench for months, GE-Que Barbeque is finally to the plate. Couldn't be more please and ready to pick this up. After coveting everyone's pics on this site (and Shirley Fab's), my day is very soon. Can't wait to get this christened...

Well after saving for a long time and countless pages of recommendations and testimonials from so many here on the Brethren (and other sites)I put my money down several months ago and commissioned Shirley Fabrication to build a Custom Smoker for my Team/ Business and it's finally time, as the...

We were searching for a smoker on the internet and ran across Mr. Paul Shirley of Shirley Fabrication in Tuscaloosa, AL. We called him and were sold. We ordered a 64 in.X24 in. built on a trailer. It is a solid smoker made with 3/8 in. steel and has a 2 in. insulated firebox. We had 3 large...