Who builds their own smokers

ghostrider · 11-20-2006, 07:36 AM

i do!!

nmayeux · 11-20-2006, 08:07 AM

How about someone you know? I met with the builder of my first large smoker before I bought, and my second will probably be one of Jay Spice's. If you can't build your own, I would recommend getting to know your builder before making such a large purchase. Hell, I think Phil vacations with his pit builder.

SP · 11-20-2006, 08:53 AM

I build my own.

spicewine · 11-20-2006, 10:32 AM

I built mine

CharlieBeasley · 11-20-2006, 11:48 AM

I bought an off the shelf model I plan on knowing my builder if I go stick or charcoal if I go pellet I am looking at the cook shack fe100 so even then I hope to meet the builder if I can. I should be someone you have met for the $ spent. But off the shelf is off the shelf.

BrooklynQ · 11-20-2006, 12:01 PM

My smokers are usually built by slave labor

nmayeux · 11-20-2006, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooklynQ

My smokers are usually built by slave labor

LMFAO!

Mark · 11-20-2006, 12:42 PM

Which one? Mine are kinda hybrids I spose. Cept for the gasser; it was rescued from a dumpster.

chad · 11-20-2006, 12:59 PM

I answered "don't know" but that's sort of not quite right. I had many discussions on the phone with the distributor, Bob from KCK.com and then several discussions with the manufacturer, Kingfisher Kookers -- I sort of know them but we've never met.

Unless you're having a locally built cooker of your own design I can't see where it matters...customer service is customer service and Cookshack, or Lang, or Klose, etc. will certainly take your calls and usually come through with your question, request, problem, etc.

I've met Sikes of Sikes cooker, Myron Mixon and James Britt of the JOS/Jedmaster cookers, and a couple of guys from Tucker, Ole Hickory, Southern Pride, etc. I would not hesitate to buy a cooker from any of these even if I didn't go to the factory except to pick it up. Getting to cookoffs has helped me "know" quite a few of these guys...for example, I had the opportunity to cook next to Fast Eddie this past weekend and his partner was CEO/pres of Cookshack...does that count as "knowing" the builder??

If I was having a "custom" cooker/trailer/pod/etc. made up I'd make the additional effort to get to know "them". If, for example, I was to order a JOS hog cooker on a pod I'd say I "know" them...even though I don't "know" the welder I do know the owner of the manufacturing company and the man that has his name on the cooker. It's not so much the $$$ as getting exactly what I want on that custom cooker setup.

bbqpigskin · 11-20-2006, 04:34 PM

I have a Bar-b-Chef offset that I bought, and am in the (neverending) process of building my own mobile rig. 24"x6" with a 24" firebox. I had to re build the trailer, because the horse trailer that I was trying to use was not beefy enough and needed a ton of work just to get it to where I could use it. I'm hoping to have it ready by Christmas.

scottyd · 11-20-2006, 04:48 PM

I know the man Ben Lang built my cooker, and Stump built my stumps, my weber kettle I have no idea who built that so I answered correctly.

Trick questions!

Bossmanbbq · 11-20-2006, 07:19 PM

I was going to build my own and struggled with the decesion I ultimately made. I ended up buying a Treager because I was sold on the flavor and technology. Needless to say I'm not disappointed. I would however be interested in a Diamond Plate Smoker, or Fast Eddy.

Kevin · 11-20-2006, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooklynQ

My smokers are usually built by slave labor

Another failure of the Bush administration.

Brauma · 11-20-2006, 09:32 PM

Im in the "rebuilt by someone you know" column.

midnight · 11-20-2006, 10:43 PM

Did my own!

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11-20-2006, 07:36 AM	#1
ghostrider On the road to being a farker Join Date: 11-18-06 Location: Angleton TX	Who builds their own smokers i do!! __________________ smoking is good for your health! Dr pepper Cooking master!!! What came first? The fatty or The Human?

11-20-2006, 08:07 AM	#2
nmayeux Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-05 Location: Marietta, GA	How about someone you know? I met with the builder of my first large smoker before I bought, and my second will probably be one of Jay Spice's. If you can't build your own, I would recommend getting to know your builder before making such a large purchase. Hell, I think Phil vacations with his pit builder. __________________ Noah \#/ Nauti-Que BBQ Team Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ & CTC Lang 60 Marie Laveau Deep South Single Chamber Glenda WSM 22.5 Asmarelda 22.5 OTG Samantha Weber Genesis Mocha

11-20-2006, 08:53 AM	#3
SP is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-20-06 Location: Kansas City	I build my own. __________________ [COLOR=blue]Clay[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]The Original Sauced Pigs BBQ Team[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]2 Homemade Smokers (1 for Sale) [URL]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f265/123sauced/Smoker.jpg[/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Weber Kettle[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Brinkmann Smoke n Pitt[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Charbroil Gasser[/COLOR]

11-20-2006, 10:32 AM	#4
spicewine Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-13-04 Location: Columbia Missouri	I built mine __________________ The "Sauce Whisperer" SPICEWINE IRONWORKS Award Winning Smokers, Sauces and Spices Columbia Missouri www.spicewineironworks.com PERFECT 180 CHICKEN 2011 1ST. PLACE PORK AMERICAN ROYAL (OPEN) 2012 PERFECT SCORE180 IN RIBS 2013 BEST SAUCE IN THE WORLD ( BLUE COLLAR ) AMERICAN ROYAL 2009 & 2017 BEST RUB IN THE WORLD ( HEFFER DUST ) AMERICAN ROYAL 2007 MOFO Chapter CISC Master BBQ Chef

11-20-2006, 11:48 AM	#5
CharlieBeasley is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-12-05 Location: Owego, NY	I bought an off the shelf model I plan on knowing my builder if I go stick or charcoal if I go pellet I am looking at the cook shack fe100 so even then I hope to meet the builder if I can. I should be someone you have met for the $ spent. But off the shelf is off the shelf. __________________ Charlie Beasley New Owner of old Bandera (8 years or so) New Smokette 008 (Love IT)

11-20-2006, 12:01 PM	#6
BrooklynQ Banned Join Date: 07-18-04	My smokers are usually built by slave labor

11-20-2006, 12:42 PM	#8
Mark somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: St. Peters MO: 38.786730,-90.642551 Name/Nickname : Mark	Which one? Mine are kinda hybrids I spose. Cept for the gasser; it was rescued from a dumpster. __________________ Dr. Mark (STL) Ph.D. (honorary) Bovine $hitology A thin line separates paranoia from an acute understanding of reality.

11-20-2006, 12:59 PM	#9
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL	I answered "don't know" but that's sort of not quite right. I had many discussions on the phone with the distributor, Bob from KCK.com and then several discussions with the manufacturer, Kingfisher Kookers -- I sort of know them but we've never met. Unless you're having a locally built cooker of your own design I can't see where it matters...customer service is customer service and Cookshack, or Lang, or Klose, etc. will certainly take your calls and usually come through with your question, request, problem, etc. I've met Sikes of Sikes cooker, Myron Mixon and James Britt of the JOS/Jedmaster cookers, and a couple of guys from Tucker, Ole Hickory, Southern Pride, etc. I would not hesitate to buy a cooker from any of these even if I didn't go to the factory except to pick it up. Getting to cookoffs has helped me "know" quite a few of these guys...for example, I had the opportunity to cook next to Fast Eddie this past weekend and his partner was CEO/pres of Cookshack...does that count as "knowing" the builder?? If I was having a "custom" cooker/trailer/pod/etc. made up I'd make the additional effort to get to know "them". If, for example, I was to order a JOS hog cooker on a pod I'd say I "know" them...even though I don't "know" the welder I do know the owner of the manufacturing company and the man that has his name on the cooker. It's not so much the $$$ as getting exactly what I want on that custom cooker setup. __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker (RIP), WSM (RIP), Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill (RIP), Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill (RIP), Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker (new heating element), Pit Boss Tailgater pellet pooper.

11-20-2006, 04:34 PM	#10
bbqpigskin Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-31-06 Location: Auburn, Ca	I have a Bar-b-Chef offset that I bought, and am in the (neverending) process of building my own mobile rig. 24"x6" with a 24" firebox. I had to re build the trailer, because the horse trailer that I was trying to use was not beefy enough and needed a ton of work just to get it to where I could use it. I'm hoping to have it ready by Christmas. __________________ Mike Bar-B-Chef offset Ancient Weber Kettle Weber Kettle Gold Proud owner of "The Hog"

11-20-2006, 04:48 PM	#11
scottyd is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-21-05 Location: South Dakota	I know the man Ben Lang built my cooker, and Stump built my stumps, my weber kettle I have no idea who built that so I answered correctly. Trick questions! __________________ [FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=3]SCOTTY D[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][FONT=Arial Black][COLOR=red][SIZE=2]SCOTTY D'S BUILT FOR BBQ[/SIZE] [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [B]LANG 84[/B] [B]STUMPS 223[/B] [B]STUMPS CLASSIC[/B] [B]STUMPS PLATNUM BEING BUILT NOW[/B] [B]WEBER KETTLE GOLD[/B] [B]YOUR SILENCE WILL NOT SAVE YOU[/B]

11-20-2006, 07:19 PM	#12
Bossmanbbq is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-03-05 Location: Colorado	I was going to build my own and struggled with the decesion I ultimately made. I ended up buying a Treager because I was sold on the flavor and technology. Needless to say I'm not disappointed. I would however be interested in a Diamond Plate Smoker, or Fast Eddy. __________________ Bossman www.bossmanbbq.com Peoria Custom Pit 24x72Treager Texas Style Smoker Whole Hog Country Smoker* " You can put all of the sauce on it you want, but you still have to master the art of cooking barbecue" - Mike Mills-

11-20-2006, 09:32 PM	#14
Brauma somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-04-05 Location: Coral Bay, USVI	Im in the "rebuilt by someone you know" column. __________________ Cat Sass BBQ - Competition BBQ Team Community Development VP - Secret Squirrel Society (but we don't exist) Member: KCBS. CBJ New Braunfels Bandera - refurbished; Two Big Green Eggs; 6' fire pit; Weber Kettles; Superfast Blue Thermepan

11-20-2006, 10:43 PM	#15
midnight Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-17-03 Location: small town South Dakota Name/Nickname : Todd	Did my own! __________________ Some people are like Slinkys, they are good for nothing but can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. Down to one lonely ol' Bandera.

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