My custom homemade smoker for serious cooking. I do a lot of BBQ party's with a lot of guests and needed something big. Sometimes I cook whole pigs and insane amounts of pork ribs. This was a old propane tank, I modified a utility trailer, added a firebox and BOOM, there ya go.
smokers Homemade Serious Smoker
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Thanks Chile Man!
WOW, love it. Thats a seriously impressive smoker. I love smoking meats but nothing as impressive as your set up. I use The Pit Barrel Cooker but get great results from it.
We need more pics.
It looks like a large grill. Where's the firebox?
It looks like a large grill. Where's the firebox?
Grill or smoker, she be mighty impressive!!
There were a couple local boys about 6 years back who built a series of 3 1000 gallon gas-fired grills on a low-boy. They started an onsite catering bidnez with it, and gas or no, that monster smokes just fine!
I doubt I have any, but I'll look for any pics I might have. The cans look a lot like yours with triple deck shelves. I didn't pay attention to the burner setup, just the nom-nom-nom of the pulled pork.
There were a couple local boys about 6 years back who built a series of 3 1000 gallon gas-fired grills on a low-boy. They started an onsite catering bidnez with it, and gas or no, that monster smokes just fine!
I doubt I have any, but I'll look for any pics I might have. The cans look a lot like yours with triple deck shelves. I didn't pay attention to the burner setup, just the nom-nom-nom of the pulled pork.
I guess you'd need a big steel chip box or something? We need to see more!
When I posted this I had forgot to show the entire smoker, my bad. The main chamber can be used as a grill or a smoker.. Above the firebox is a another smoke chamber with shelves.
As far as building this, its fairly easy if you can do basic metal fab and welding.My total cost of materials was $700. I media blasted the interior and exterior. The outside was painted with high temperature rustoleum with a spray gun in 3 coats. I would never paint the inside. I brushed vegetable oil on it thick and run the smoker a few times to build up a coating.
The propane tanks are for the burners in both chambers to ignite the wood.
The original trailer I was using was too short so I had to extend it for the box and propane tank rack.
As far as building this, its fairly easy if you can do basic metal fab and welding.My total cost of materials was $700. I media blasted the interior and exterior. The outside was painted with high temperature rustoleum with a spray gun in 3 coats. I would never paint the inside. I brushed vegetable oil on it thick and run the smoker a few times to build up a coating.
The propane tanks are for the burners in both chambers to ignite the wood.
The original trailer I was using was too short so I had to extend it for the box and propane tank rack.
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Very nice work. It looks like reverse flow as well correct? Damn!!!!!
Very nice work. It looks like reverse flow as well correct? Damn!!!!!
When building this it got me to thinking: Almost every commercial grill, smoker has been painted inside. Why would they do that fully aware that the paint in time would peel off, emit fumes, residue that will get on the meats inside cooking?
Boardwalkempireactor said:
Huh? I've never seen a grill painted on the inside. That would be a big no-no! Take Weber for example. The inside is porcelain enamel, a food-safe surface.
I really want to build a pit like this in a couple years, when the kids are alittle older. When you modified the propane tank how did you keep it from actually going BOOM? Fill it with water before you cut it or what? I’ve read a lot about it recently. There’s people that say they know “safe” ways to do it but apparently nobody wants to actually tell someone how, for liability reasons. In case they explode or something, ya know. Any pointers? I promise I won’t hold you responsible if I blow myself up.Boardwalkempireactor said: