My 3-Legged Dome

[Neil2]

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"but I've never been bold enough to try it."

Try it. The very worst that can happen is you are out $5 worth of steak.

George. Great pictures. You are a virtuoso with a camera.

[GianniFocaccia]

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Dang, George! You're making me hungry! Nice to see you've wasted no time making excellent dishes in your oven. Ever think about making a classic Greek salad pizza with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, feta and oregano?

[Brauma]

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The wings and steak look great! I've seen the technique of tossing a steak right on the coals but I've never been bold enough to try it. You've got quite a versatile cooking apparatus there!

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I experimented with some chicken wings and decided to do a dirty steak as well as I've never done this before but have read about it here and on other food sites. The steak came out great!

George

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Thanks Mark! I love that bbq site, I've learned so much there.


I did some additional chimney work this afternoon and did some cooking in the evening as I continued curing the oven. I am now building larger fires.
I also need mount some sort of a brace to secure the upper stove pipe and cap the pipe.

George

[Brauma]

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Thanks for sending me over here, George. I thouroughly enjoyed going thru all 10 pages of the build. You've done a fantastic job on that oven.

BTW, the ribs look great!

[fxpose]

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Thanks guys!

Yeah, the shape of the oven is turning out looking like a hanging wine glass. The shape is starting to grow on me and seems to tie in well with the legs.

I threw the ribs in when the dome temp read around 350F. The floor temp was under 300. My family told me these were one of the better ribs I've done. I will be using my Weber less often now, seems like....

I temporarily extended the chimney stack and started another fire this morning.

George

[100million]

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I hope they weren't Harry's Ribs

“I have always loved Harry’s ribs!” POP! goes The Vegan.

[WoodchuckDad]

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What temp did you cook the ribs at. They look great and the oven is fantastic looking.

[Dino_Pizza]

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Nice looking ribs George. Isn't it great to start cooking in it? I like the way the upside down bottle shape is turning out. It's quite pleasing with the 3 legged stand. Can't wait to see the final product.

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Saturday: I cleared the oven from the previous night's curing fire and threw a big 6.5lb rack of spareribs in there, my first oven cook. I covered the entry and left the ribs uncovered in there for 3 hours. I was afraid of drying out the ribs but they came out just about right, not dry at all.

Meanwhile, I did a little more work on the chimney while the ribs were cooking.
And this morning I started a new wood fire and upped the intensity a bit. I'm very happy with the way the chimney draws.

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Round 3

I secured the stove pipes and molded additional perlcrete on the dome and part way up the chimney. I'm still unsure of the shape I'd like to end up with as I am not thrilled with what I'm seeing so far. I'm not so sure if I should stucco part way up the chimney or leave it naked from the dome top if I decide to go that route. Or keep a simple dome shape with a naked chimney.
Good thing with perlcrete is that I can carve off what I don't like.

Deciding on the shape is becoming to be the most difficult part of the build.

George

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lwood,

I agree. I decided with no symmetry and went ahead and secured the sections of stove pipes. As shown in the latest photo below, the chimney is still not tall enough to code but I do have the sections to complete it. I'd like to mold around the base of the chimney with more perlcrete before adding more height to the chimney.
Thanks for your thoughts as well!

George

[lwood]

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George - Is symmetry very important to you? I liken it more to some of the dome adobe houses in Santa Fe rather than a stubby whiskey bottle. I vote for no symmetry, I like the shape now and much more height may be a little imposing.

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Thanks Dino, for your thoughts.

Moving the stack a few inches back will place it almost dead center above the dome, but will also raise the elevation of the elbow considerably which will be completely enclosed in perlcrete and stucco. This was basically my original idea a few weeks back. The enclosure will be pretty much symmetrical from all angles and shaped like a wine bottle. I'm not sure I want that now.
Stacking the chimney as you see it now takes it out of symmetry resulting in a steeper front face and a gentler sloping rear. I'm still pondering which way to go...

George