just for fun

rookiedad · 10-06-2005, 10:19 PM

just for fun i'm going to try to build a box smoker out of wood! i'm going to use the same principals as a WSM only about twice as big. i can get these really large pans in a walbaums where i live in the spanish food section. they are pialla pans or something. i'll use that for the water pan. i figure i'll caulk the whole thing with heat resistant silicone and make a recessed door with that oven lampwick to make a seal. i'll put some fire bricks in the bottom with a habachi on top for the charcoal. i'll try to post shots and would be happy to get some advice, but the question is has anyone ever cooked with good results on some really homemade stuff like that? thanks.
phil

BBQchef33 · 10-07-2005, 07:37 AM

Just watch out with the silicone. And what kind of wood do u plan on using?

Seal on the outside only. Unless they make one that is food grade. ( ? ) Fiberglass rope they use on oven doors and woodburning stoves is available at the fireplace store in commack, its called the woodbox or firebox.

Arlin_MacRae · 10-07-2005, 08:16 AM

Made of wood? At what point do you hold the tongs in one hand and an extinguisher in the other??

icemn62 · 10-07-2005, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Arlin_MacRae

Made of wood? At what point do you hold the tongs in one hand and an extinguisher in the other??

I was thnking the same thing. Would not a cooker made of wood be burned by the fire you are using to cook with?

Bill-Chicago · 10-07-2005, 08:28 AM

Not if its big enough.

Think smoke house.

They are made of wood

Kevin · 10-07-2005, 08:34 AM

Stuff I've built cookers from:

Old refrigerator
55 gallon barrel
200 gallon fuel barrel
500 gallon gas barrel
electrical mains junction box (3 feet square by 5 feet tall)

Now I use store bought stuff. Less adventurous in my old age.

Jeff_in_KC · 10-07-2005, 08:41 AM

Fuel barrels??? I assume a big arse fire in it to start would burn off enough of the residue that you wouldn't get a bad taste on your food? Wow!

So where do you locate such a barrel?

I still like VooDoo's trashcan versions! I think Kevin said it only takes about an hour to 90 minutes to complete one.

brdbbq · 10-07-2005, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff_in_KC

Fuel barrels??? I assume a big arse fire in it to start would burn off enough of the residue that you wouldn't get a bad taste on your food? Wow!

I suspect it is steamed cleaned first

dapittboss · 10-07-2005, 01:08 PM

Plywood would give of all kinds of noxious fumes I'm guessing. Sounds like a cool idea, though, I say go for it, and post picts!!!!

And another thing, clean up would be a breeze cuz all you gotta do is burn the thing when you're done.

Arlin_MacRae · 10-07-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by willkat98

Not if its big enough.

Think smoke house.

They are made of wood

Sure ting, Mr. Bill, but he said "box smoker" which lead me to believe it was smaller.

I'd love to see how it comes out.

BBQchef33 · 10-07-2005, 01:44 PM

a small fire in a hibachi at the bottom, Buffered by a water pan wouldnt get hot enuf to start the wood burning. I was thinking along the lines of a JD barrel with shelving, nothing plywood, some form of wood barrel.

Seems liek a project for kicks, I still have the water main section that was going to be a smoker one day.... yeah right.. thats gonna happen.

CharlieBeasley · 10-07-2005, 01:52 PM

I have two old metal file cabinets hummmmm I just wonder

qman · 10-07-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieBeasley

I have two old metal file cabinets hummmmm I just wonder

Charlie, are they the insulated fire-resistant ones? maybe cut the bottoms out of the drawers, install expanded metal, use bottom drawer for fire box, make a hell of a vertical cabinet style smoker.

Arlin_MacRae · 10-07-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieBeasley

I have two old metal file cabinets hummmmm I just wonder

Wonder no more, my new brother! lol

http://www.ibiblio.org/lineback/bbq/troy.htm

qman · 10-07-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Arlin_MacRae

Wonder no more, my new brother! lol

http://www.ibiblio.org/lineback/bbq/troy.htm

Well, chit, how about that.

10-06-2005, 10:19 PM	#1
rookiedad is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-21-05 Location: patchogue, n.y.	just for fun just for fun i'm going to try to build a box smoker out of wood! i'm going to use the same principals as a WSM only about twice as big. i can get these really large pans in a walbaums where i live in the spanish food section. they are pialla pans or something. i'll use that for the water pan. i figure i'll caulk the whole thing with heat resistant silicone and make a recessed door with that oven lampwick to make a seal. i'll put some fire bricks in the bottom with a habachi on top for the charcoal. i'll try to post shots and would be happy to get some advice, but the question is has anyone ever cooked with good results on some really homemade stuff like that? thanks. phil

10-07-2005, 07:37 AM	#2
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	Just watch out with the silicone. And what kind of wood do u plan on using? Seal on the outside only. Unless they make one that is food grade. ( ? ) Fiberglass rope they use on oven doors and woodburning stoves is available at the fireplace store in commack, its called the woodbox or firebox. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

10-07-2005, 08:16 AM	#3
Arlin_MacRae somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-14-04 Location: Choctaw, OK	Made of wood? At what point do you hold the tongs in one hand and an extinguisher in the other?? __________________ Arlin MacRae Primo Oval Junior, Traeger Model 075 Pellet Pooper, Big Chief, Kingfisher Kooker 14" gas/wood combo, PBC Brethren Edition, Pit Boss NASCAR Tailgater Home Brewer, Murderer of Squirrels, Armadillo Inspector Flaming Pig Head Mod Certified KCBS Master BBQ Judge

10-07-2005, 08:28 AM	#5
Bill-Chicago somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Chicago Southwestern Burbs, but always south of Madison Ave. Name/Nickname : Professor Dickweed	Not if its big enough. Think smoke house. They are made of wood __________________ . Bill-Chicago The death of "willkat98" Me: If you aren't woke, that means you're still sleeping, right? Kid today: That's racist! Bandera, M-BGE, WSM, Gold Kettle, Kenmore Gasser, 36Qt Turkey Fryer, ECB, Dutch Oven, Black Iron BBQ Viper-M, Blackstone 36" Griddle

10-07-2005, 08:34 AM	#6
Kevin Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Southern Minnesota	Stuff I've built cookers from: Old refrigerator 55 gallon barrel 200 gallon fuel barrel 500 gallon gas barrel electrical mains junction box (3 feet square by 5 feet tall) Now I use store bought stuff. Less adventurous in my old age. __________________ Kevin

10-07-2005, 08:41 AM	#7
Jeff_in_KC somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-04-05 Location: Pleasant Hill, MO	Fuel barrels??? I assume a big arse fire in it to start would burn off enough of the residue that you wouldn't get a bad taste on your food? Wow! So where do you locate such a barrel? I still like VooDoo's trashcan versions! I think Kevin said it only takes about an hour to 90 minutes to complete one. __________________ KCBS Member #14287

10-07-2005, 01:08 PM	#9
dapittboss Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-26-05 Location: Alvaton, Kentucky Name/Nickname : John	Plywood would give of all kinds of noxious fumes I'm guessing. Sounds like a cool idea, though, I say go for it, and post picts!!!! And another thing, clean up would be a breeze cuz all you gotta do is burn the thing when you're done. __________________ John ======= "And remember.... the most important safety rule, is to wear these safety glasses" Norm Abram, Master Carpenter Oklahoma Joe Highland Smoker Brinkmann Trailmaster Vertical offset 35LB commercial deep fryer

10-07-2005, 01:44 PM	#11
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	a small fire in a hibachi at the bottom, Buffered by a water pan wouldnt get hot enuf to start the wood burning. I was thinking along the lines of a JD barrel with shelving, nothing plywood, some form of wood barrel. Seems liek a project for kicks, I still have the water main section that was going to be a smoker one day.... yeah right.. thats gonna happen. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

10-07-2005, 01:52 PM	#12
CharlieBeasley is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-12-05 Location: Owego, NY	I have two old metal file cabinets hummmmm I just wonder __________________ Charlie Beasley New Owner of old Bandera (8 years or so) New Smokette 008 (Love IT)

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