smokers Anyone built their own smoker?
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More info than you can ever use. I didn't spend money on expanded metal to make the basket. I used 3 of those fish baskets for grilling and bent them and wired them together. I can get around 12 hours of slow and low out of a good sized basket full of lump.
This one looks like one I can build myself! Just need to find te materials! Thanks!
I would definetly try to build this! Could you tell me how you did it please?
top of da line smoker(perfect for cold smoking)
I would definetly try to build this! Could you tell me how you did it please?
If you are going to hot smoke it's important that your box isn't going to melt or any coating/ paint on your box might contaminate what your smoking. So depending on what you used for a box you might be able to, for hot smoking I would use my Webber.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/101226/soldering-iron-and-cold-smoking
and a vid that might interest you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sivMMDnUEpc
I used a blow torch to burn off any coating on the tin can(tin cans are coated with plastic so they won't rust)
My buddy brings this bad boy to our BBQ's. he didn't build it though.
Gman, your' buddy's bbq trailer is all kinds of awesome looking!
Looks like converted LP tanks.
Looks like converted LP tanks.
If you have a Harbor Freight near you, check for a soldering iron there. I just picked one up yesterday for less than $4!
My buddy brings this bad boy to our BBQ's. he didn't build it though.
That kid in the tree is going to be a BBQ champion. He'll be like, "I remember being in the park, all my friends are playing kickball, throwing frisbee's or whatever and I would just sit in that tree and watch the magic happen on those BBQ's"
yeah that's his dad doing the cooking, so he'll be a bbq champ for sure...
yep,
yeah I think they are LP. There are safe ways to void the gas and replace it with something non-explosive.
You can purge the tank with nitrogen to get rid of any remaining propane
Looks like Lucky Dog Hot Sauce did the same thing I did and built Alton Brown's Terracotta Smoker. It's flippin awesome too!
http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/07/05/the-alton-brown-flower-pot-smoker/
http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/07/05/the-alton-brown-flower-pot-smoker/
Well i have built many smokers over the past 30 years
I have made up smoke generators so i can do cold smoke like cheese or bacon
I have a web site for you to check out http://www.smokedaddyinc.com/
I dont have his But I have been using one I built for about 8 years it works awesome and is priced well at
his site look at the videos i will tell you it works great with any gas grill, file cabinet , old cooler thats rite the drain hole at the bottem
just shoot the smoke in there walla smoked anything
it is a simple Gaget a metal tube ,cover ,bottem ,air pump from a fish tank I think he gets about $100.00
Good luck any Questions let me Know
I have made up smoke generators so i can do cold smoke like cheese or bacon
I have a web site for you to check out http://www.smokedaddyinc.com/
I dont have his But I have been using one I built for about 8 years it works awesome and is priced well at
his site look at the videos i will tell you it works great with any gas grill, file cabinet , old cooler thats rite the drain hole at the bottem
just shoot the smoke in there walla smoked anything
it is a simple Gaget a metal tube ,cover ,bottem ,air pump from a fish tank I think he gets about $100.00
Good luck any Questions let me Know
I built this one about 3 years ago. Only down fall this thing weighs about 600lbs. I have a trailer for it but need to buy new tires. old metal drums from a farmer, angle iron and a weight ball cut down for the handle. The smoking rack is made out of old hvy duty hog fencing.(also weighs a ton) smoke stack needs to be much bigger though, ran out of mig wire so smaller one is still on there. I've smoked 4 whole turkeys, and 4 sholders at the same time before. smoking rack is 27in wide,38 in long ,which gives 1026 sq in of space.
you have metal working skillz. The upside on the 600 pounds weight is that no one will be tempted to nick it 
I took two barrel smokers, stacked them one on top of the other (fastened in the middle). It will fit at least four racks of ribs and three pork butts with a water pan. One fire in the bottom means less hardwood and the virtical shape means it takes up less space.
Pictures?