Just built me a new smoker - BOTL Cigar Forums

SuperKrishna · 06-22-2010, 07:28 PM

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 · 06-22-2010, 07:55 PM

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 · 06-22-2010, 08:06 PM

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

SuperKrishna · 06-22-2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by theribdoctor

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 · 06-22-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperKrishna

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 · 06-22-2010, 08:50 PM

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 · 06-23-2010, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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 · 06-23-2010, 08:24 AM

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

SuperKrishna · 06-23-2010, 09:10 AM

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 · 06-23-2010, 09:13 AM

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 · 06-23-2010, 09:23 AM

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 · 06-23-2010, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

r3db4r0n · 06-23-2010, 06:06 PM

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

theribdoctor · 06-23-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by r3db4r0n

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 · 06-25-2010, 11:52 PM

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!

06-22-2010, 07:55 PM	#2
Clint Clint Churchill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,308 Trader rating: (50)	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! __________________ “One if by land, two if by sea? Dude…Just text me!” -Paul Revere April, 1775

06-22-2010, 08:06 PM	#3
theribdoctor Certifiable. Churchill Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Coconut Creek, Fl Posts: 1,094 Trader rating: (20)	http://www.thepickledpig.com/forums/...-part-1-a.html __________________ Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

06-22-2010, 08:50 PM	#6
SuperKrishna Guyanese Member Petite Corona Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 141 Trader rating: (5)	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. __________________ "I have to laugh when I think of the first cigar, because it was probably just a bunch of rolled up tobacco leaves" - Jack Handy . "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George F Burns

06-23-2010, 08:24 AM	#8
TreeFrog Frank Churchill Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 1,087 Trader rating: (11)	That's sweet!! Let us know how it works once you get it all set up! __________________ ~ Frank “If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.” ~ Groucho Marx

06-23-2010, 09:10 AM	#9
SuperKrishna Guyanese Member Petite Corona Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 141 Trader rating: (5)	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. __________________ "I have to laugh when I think of the first cigar, because it was probably just a bunch of rolled up tobacco leaves" - Jack Handy . "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George F Burns

06-23-2010, 09:13 AM	#10
swat253 CRA Member #206760 Churchill Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,180 Trader rating: (30)	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! __________________ "Always Cheat - Always Win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose."

06-23-2010, 09:23 AM	#11
SuperKrishna Guyanese Member Petite Corona Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 141 Trader rating: (5)	I think I'm going with theribdoctors suggestion and build something out of mesh that I can place in the bottom of the smoker. __________________ "I have to laugh when I think of the first cigar, because it was probably just a bunch of rolled up tobacco leaves" - Jack Handy . "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George F Burns

06-23-2010, 06:06 PM	#13
r3db4r0n Churchill Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,172 Trader rating: (12)	I never realized building a smoker was this simple, this is awesome! __________________ "I don't know why I'm so hyped up about the BOTL cigars - its not the first box I've ever bought... I just don't get it. It's almost like they're crack and I'm Amy Winehouse" - The r3db40n

06-25-2010, 11:52 PM	#15
Cadwr Club Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fitchburg, MA Posts: 39 Trader rating: (0)	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!

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