Just built me a new smoker

[SuperKrishna]

Just built a new barrel smoker.
$24 Weber grill
$25 Kansas City Barbecue Store Thermometer
$6 Hardware
$2 double gang box cover
Free Barrel.

Now I just need to figure out what to use for a fire box. Any suggestions?

[Clint]

Fire box? How 'bout a box of Swisher Sweets?

heh heh

Not sure...Have you tried looking at similar projects online that other people have have done?

Looks great so far!

[theribdoctor]

http://www.thepickledpig.com/forums/...-part-1-a.html

[SuperKrishna]

http://www.thepickledpig.com/forums/...-part-1-a.html

Thanks for the link. I'll try and stop by a metal shop to see how much it will cost to build. I was hoping for something I could do without a welder. I can weld, but I'm about 500 miles from my home town where the welder is.

[theribdoctor]

Thanks for the link. I'll try and stop by a metal shop to see how much it will cost to build. I was hoping for something I could do without a welder. I can weld, but I'm about 500 miles from my home town where the welder is.

http://www.thepickledpig.com/forums/....html#post2389

this guy just used bolts, no welding...looks to do the same thing.

[SuperKrishna]

Thanks ribdoctor. I'll try that one. I was unsure of how to bend it smoothly, but I guess it really doesn't matter. It's just going to hold charcoal and wood.

Are you on a BBQ team? The team I cook with is "MoKan Meatheads" out of Kansas City. We are using a Lang and a few purchased barrels, I'm looking to build a few extra so we can cook more than one competition on a given weekend. We've had top ten finishes in the past six KCBS compeitions including the Great American cooking primarily on UBS smokers.

[theribdoctor]

Thanks ribdoctor. I'll try that one. I was unsure of how to bend it smoothly, but I guess it really doesn't matter. It's just going to hold charcoal and wood.

Are you on a BBQ team? The team I cook with is "MoKan Meatheads" out of Kansas City. We are using a Lang and a few purchased barrels, I'm looking to build a few extra so we can cook more than one competition on a given weekend. We've had top ten finishes in the past six KCBS compeitions including the Great American cooking primarily on UBS smokers.

nope, I'm not on a team, I wish I had time to cook on a team, just a backyard weekend warrior...but always looking to help a fellow junkie.

[TreeFrog Frank]

That's sweet!! Let us know how it works once you get it all set up!

[SuperKrishna]

will do. I'm hoping to throw four butts on it and six more on my larger smoker this weekend, that is if I can get the barrel seasoned before then.

[swat253]

Nice idea. As low as the inlet port is on the barrel, you may have to raise the barrel off the ground to get a decent sized fire box to attach lower than the inlet port. A five gallon metal can and some metal flex hose will get you in business pretty quick!

[SuperKrishna]

I think I'm going with theribdoctors suggestion and build something out of mesh that I can place in the bottom of the smoker.

[theribdoctor]

I think I'm going with theribdoctors suggestion and build something out of mesh that I can place in the bottom of the smoker.

See if you can put some kind of removeable handle so you can pull the firebox out quick and easily.

[r3db4r0n]

I never realized building a smoker was this simple, this is awesome!

[theribdoctor]

I never realized building a smoker was this simple, this is awesome!

Sort of, if you check out the first link I posted, there are good plans to build an ugly drum smoker...if I had room, I'd make one.

[Cadwr]

My roommate and I are planning to turn our current grill into a smoker once we buy a new grill. Thanks for the helpful links!