A Double Barrel Smoker... and a thank you.

rip1797 · 07-25-2011, 10:58 AM

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has contributed to this site for taking the time to share their knowledge and experience. It is greatly appreciated. In turn, I would like to share my experience in entering the smoker world in hopes that it might help those who follow.

I have been lurking around this site for about two months learning all that I can about building a smoker and smoking meat. Ultimately I decided to build a double barrel smoker based on the different plans, suggestions, etc. that are here. Though at the end of the day I think I spent about twice as much to build it as I planned, it was money well spent.

The following is a list of ideas or lessons I took from everything I read. I am certainly not stating them as absolutes based on my vast smoking experience (of one day). They are simply consolidated (plagiarized) from other pages within. They just happened to work extremely well for me (and my friends).

Thoughts on the Smoker

Lump charcoal to start, seasoned hardwood after that…
Control the temperature by controlling the air you allow in…
Preheat your hardwood...
Thin blue smoke…
Disperse the heat…
Vent the cooking chamber from below the cooking grate…
Trust that everything is ok even though you can’t see it…
It turns out that the cheap thermometer that you buy as a grill replacement actually is 50 or 60 degrees off from the temperature on the grate…
Spend the money to get a wireless thermometer that you can carry around with you…
Put a brick liner in the fire box…
Put a grate in the firebox to allow air to easily feed the fire…

Thoughts on the Smoking

Let your wife make the rub and the sauce… she has better taste than you… (I didn't read that here.... this may actually just apply to me)
Cook a Boston Butt fat side down for the first hour and a half… and fat side up from that point on…
Cook the ribs bone side down for the whole time…
Say what you want about the 3-2-1 method of smoking ribs, I can’t imagine bothering to do it any other way… (just my two cents)….

Here she is...

And the end result...

Thanks again for eveyone's help. It has been a blast. I am really looking forward to day two!

Chef Country · 07-25-2011, 11:09 AM

Welcome aboard, food looks good and theirs so much good info in this place, and a lot of great people to meet.

Phubar · 07-25-2011, 11:21 AM

Phabulous looking build and Phood!

Nagoo · 07-25-2011, 11:23 AM

I am currently in the process of making a double barrel smoker. It is great to hear the advice. Thanks.

N8man · 07-25-2011, 11:38 AM

Nice!!!!

dadsr4 · 07-25-2011, 03:02 PM

Here is a link to something similar from instructables.
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...barrel-smoker/

bigabyte · 07-25-2011, 10:24 PM

Looks like you did real good!

07-25-2011, 10:58 AM	#1
rip1797 Found some matches. Join Date: 05-06-11 Location: Rome, GA	A Double Barrel Smoker... and a thank you. I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has contributed to this site for taking the time to share their knowledge and experience. It is greatly appreciated. In turn, I would like to share my experience in entering the smoker world in hopes that it might help those who follow. I have been lurking around this site for about two months learning all that I can about building a smoker and smoking meat. Ultimately I decided to build a double barrel smoker based on the different plans, suggestions, etc. that are here. Though at the end of the day I think I spent about twice as much to build it as I planned, it was money well spent. The following is a list of ideas or lessons I took from everything I read. I am certainly not stating them as absolutes based on my vast smoking experience (of one day). They are simply consolidated (plagiarized) from other pages within. They just happened to work extremely well for me (and my friends). Thoughts on the Smoker Lump charcoal to start, seasoned hardwood after that… Control the temperature by controlling the air you allow in… Preheat your hardwood... Thin blue smoke… Disperse the heat… Vent the cooking chamber from below the cooking grate… Trust that everything is ok even though you can’t see it… It turns out that the cheap thermometer that you buy as a grill replacement actually is 50 or 60 degrees off from the temperature on the grate… Spend the money to get a wireless thermometer that you can carry around with you… Put a brick liner in the fire box… Put a grate in the firebox to allow air to easily feed the fire… Thoughts on the Smoking Let your wife make the rub and the sauce… she has better taste than you… (I didn't read that here.... this may actually just apply to me) Cook a Boston Butt fat side down for the first hour and a half… and fat side up from that point on… Cook the ribs bone side down for the whole time… Say what you want about the 3-2-1 method of smoking ribs, I can’t imagine bothering to do it any other way… (just my two cents)…. Here she is... And the end result... Thanks again for eveyone's help. It has been a blast. I am really looking forward to day two!

07-25-2011, 11:09 AM	#2
Chef Country is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-26-09 Location: Wellington, KS	Welcome aboard, food looks good and theirs so much good info in this place, and a lot of great people to meet. __________________ Country Q Here for a Good Time, not a Long Time!Webber 22.5 OTS The fastest and most accurate splash proof Red Thermapen UDS that gets used more than traeger Shop built 300 gal smoker Traeger bbq 125 with digital 180 controller collecting parts for a 500gal reverse flow build

07-25-2011, 11:21 AM	#3
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,TheNetherPharkinglands	Phabulous looking build and Phood! __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by [COLOR=lime]Ecobrasa[/COLOR] Coco Briquettes [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow WGA Ambassador

07-25-2011, 11:38 AM	#5
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC	Nice!!!! __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

07-25-2011, 10:24 PM	#7
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	Looks like you did real good! __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

07-25-2011, 11:23 AM	#4
Nagoo Found some matches. Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: Chicago, IL	I am currently in the process of making a double barrel smoker. It is great to hear the advice. Thanks.

07-25-2011, 03:02 PM	#6
dadsr4 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-08-10 Location: Howell, MI	Here is a link to something similar from instructables. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...barrel-smoker/

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