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    I made the insulated door Sunday. I thought it would be difficult to bend the inner, upper section that mates to the arch, but it wasn't bad at all. Good thing I saved the form I used when building the brick arch. I tacked the 1/8" thick by 1.5" wide steel to one of the vertical sides. The steel bent fairly easily around the form. A few tack welds held it in place. I filled the cavity with the Thermo Gold board I used under the oven floor. The door seems to work well enough as the temp was 375 degrees tonight about 24 hours after firing. I plan to add gasket material around the lip.





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      Now that I have the insulated door completed, I'm closer to cooking a pig. Since I can't weld aluminum, I had a sheet metal shop make a drip pan that is 19" x 36". Last weekend, I welded a rack to fit in the pan allowing me to slide it out as one piece. I have expanded stainless steel which fits over the rack to hold the pig.




      Last edited by Kurtloup; 10-17-2013, 06:15 PM.

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        I made the chimney cap today out of steel and galvanized screen. It didn't appear to have a negative effect on the draw.

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        • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

          Originally posted by Kurtloup View Post
          Now that I have the insulated door completed, I'm closer to cooking a pig. Since I can't weld aluminum, I had a sheet metal shop make a drip pan that is 19" x 36". Last weekend, I welded a rack to fit in the pan allowing me to slide it out as one piece. I have expanded stainless steel which fits over the rack to hold the pig.




          I was looking all over the net today for a drip pan to fit my oven to do a pig next weekend. I may get a tray made like this. A standard sheet pan is too wide.
          Have you cooked a pig yet?
          Will you have it butterflied?
          Thanks
          Michael

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            B&C Sheetmetal in Denham Springs made the pan. I paid for it on Friday afternoon and it was finished on Monday. I haven't cooked a pig yet. Will do it in a few weeks. I plan to cook it butterflied, but I have no reference for the actual size. The smallest I have found in town is 15-20 lbs.
            Last edited by Kurtloup; 10-21-2013, 06:03 PM.

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            • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

              I am going to do a ham for the Furman game.
              Thanks for the source on the metal work

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              • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                I made a few more things for next weekend, a rack for grilling oysters and a door that will hopefully allow smoking when I cook a small pig.



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                • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                  like that door, what material did you use?
                  http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f8/p...s-i-18098.html

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                    Thanks. I used 1/8" aluminum.

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                    • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                      Sweet dreams little pig, sweet dreams.






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                      • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                        That's what I'm talk'n about .
                        Joe Watson " A year from now, you will wish that you had started today" My Build Album / My Build

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                        • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                          The pig came out good, but I'd change things up next time. The oysters were good too.



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                            Here are two video clips. The first is the oysters cooking then crackling the pig skin.



                            Last edited by Kurtloup; 11-10-2013, 06:50 AM.

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                            • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                              Your making me hungry
                              Respectfully,

                              KB

                              My build
                              Oven Pics (album under construction)

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                              • Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

                                I am thinking of making a rack for the pig
                                maybe something like an inverted V with a drip pan.
                                what would you change on the pig?
                                how much did the pig weigh?
                                thanks
                                m

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