sleebus.jones
is Blowin Smoke!
So, having some room and some spare cinderblocks, I figured why not make a smoker today?
Doesn't take much to blacken everything up.
Looks like this has been in operation for...well...longer than a few hours!
So some good learnings here. First off, it's too small to be useful. I need to make it one block longer, and one course higher. Using the steel plate for air intake allowed me to moderate temps, but getting it below 170° requires some effort. It will run nicely at 250° for conventional BBQ. I'll be cutting some supports and notching the blocks to set them in so I can put a grate in there. I'll also be able to hang some sausage, but it's really all just something to play with for the moment.
Not that bad to put together...should be able to make one wherever cinderblocks are available.
Doesn't take much to blacken everything up.
Looks like this has been in operation for...well...longer than a few hours!
So some good learnings here. First off, it's too small to be useful. I need to make it one block longer, and one course higher. Using the steel plate for air intake allowed me to moderate temps, but getting it below 170° requires some effort. It will run nicely at 250° for conventional BBQ. I'll be cutting some supports and notching the blocks to set them in so I can put a grate in there. I'll also be able to hang some sausage, but it's really all just something to play with for the moment.
Not that bad to put together...should be able to make one wherever cinderblocks are available.
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