New Smoker!!! I gotta go!!

[Team DD]

My wife sent me a pic of my new smoker that arrived this morning and I have been stuck at work all day. Gotta get out of here and go see if I can get her fired up!! This is a custom smoker built by Scott at SteelCraft Products in Rock Hill, SC. The smoker is fully insulated, I had been looking at all kinds, but wanted an insulated cooker and still have the ability to cook a small pig up to about 80 pounds or so. I think Scott has put together a winner for me. I will report back once I get some cooking done. Anyways, here are some pics of it in the driveway and a few pics that Scott sent me before it left his shop the other day.

[criffaaa1]

that's farking awesome I likey!

[jasonjax]

Looks fantastic! Looking forward to getting some reviews.

I heard something about a flu going around in Trinity NC. Best not to infect any of your co-workers.

[GrillsGoneWild]

Let me get this straight. Your wife accepted the delivery of your new smoker and drug it around to different areas for pictures to send to you......

Does she have a sister????

[gtr]

Awesome! Looking forward to the dirty pron! :hungry:

[mbshop]

what is it and where does the fire go ? looks aweom and the tires look like they would be at home on a small airplane.

[ButchB]

Looks good!

[LM600]

Very Sweet! Looking forward to some seriously filthy pron from that bad boy!

[N8man]

Congratulations on your new bundle of Joy!!!

Now, let's see you get it Dirty!!!

[palehorse]

Just when I thought a UDS was what I needed, you show me this, and BLOW MY MIND!

[Shooter1]

Sweet rig! Nothing like having a new toy and being stuck at work. Congrats!

[Mark M]

That is sweet! I'm looking forward to hearing more about that bad boy. I'm sure there are going to be a lot of questions for you. Enjoy.

[smokeyokie]

very nice indeed!!!!!!!!!! is that a charcoal tray on bottom?

[Team DD]

what is it and where does the fire go ? looks aweom and the tires look like they would be at home on a small airplane.

I am not sure if Scott from Steelcraft Products has a specific name for the smoker. I have attached a few more pics to help you get the idea. The bottom pan is the ash pan, the one above that is for charcoal/wood. You can raise the fire tray up and use it as a grill as well. I oiled her down and got the first fire rolling. I still have some figuring out with it, it came up to 250 in about 30 minutes, but I think I waited a little late to turn some of the air back because it got up to about 375 pretty quick after that. I love the insulation on it, you can touch it without burning yourself and it seems to be really holding the heat well.

[farklf]

That is really nice!!! PM me on the cost please.

[jestridge]

Looks nice

[big brother smoke]

Damn, just damn!:clap:

[bbqbull]

^^^ What BBS said^^^
Awesome looking rig!

[HB-BBQ]

Nice looking smoker congrats!

[fingerlickin']

Bitchin'!

[Skidder]

That thing looks very well made plus it appears you could smoke or grill with ease. Can we ask the $$?

[Dragonfly]

What an awesome rig, congrats!

[rawtalent]

Great looking cooker. I Know Steelcraft does quality work.

[NRA4Life]

Very nice!

[Big A]

Yea Yea nice pit no more ego strokin,Let's see it DIRTY!!!!:hungry:

[Mark M]

So is the deflector plate removable? Is there a drain? Beautiful design.

[Big George's BBQ]

That is really nice Looking forward to more Pics

[Wrench_H]

Sweet cooker, I think I'm jealous

[PatAttack]

They look like they make a quality product.

Growing up in Rock Hill, I knew we had it in us!!

That is one badazz piece of equipment you got there, Brother.

[Team DD]

So is the deflector plate removable? Is there a drain? Beautiful design.

The deflector plate is removable and there is a drain on the bottom of the unit. I have it sitting at just a little angle to help the flow towards the drain. You can take the deflector plate out and move the fire grate all the way up to use as a grill (searing steaks).

This thing is built like a tank and was quite a job getting it in place on the gravel. It rolled really good in the grass. The insulation really holds the heat well.

So far I am very impressed and this was exactly what I was looking for, now I just have to play with it some more to figure out how to maintain my temps. Hopefully I will have some more pron for you guys soon. Thanks for looking!

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Great looking cooker! Congrats and good luck with it.

[Mark M]

Thanks for answering all the questions. I really like that design and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Have fun with it.

[BillywannaQ]

Very nice looking smoker! Do you think you could fit some sort of charcoal basket in there to keep you charcoal in a more concentrated area and use the minion method to cook? Would a basket even be necessary?

[Team DD]

Very nice looking smoker! Do you think you could fit some sort of charcoal basket in there to keep you charcoal in a more concentrated area and use the minion method to cook? Would a basket even be necessary?

I don't think it is going to be necessary... I have thought about it though. There are four vents for air intake and I had all four open on the first fire. Once I saw the temp climbing I did not react fast enough to start closing the air intake. I am use to cooking on a UDS so opening and closing vents, generally has a pretty quick affect. I found out that the insulation really plays a big part with holding that temp in there. I think the next time I fire it up I am only going to open up one of the vents and see what that gets me. This gives me time to play before I get serious.

[Cack]

Rock Hill isn't too far from me ... very nice smoker ... and very interesting

[Mark M]

Even if you can't use a charcoal basket, you could use some T-brackets and do a serpentine burn.

[Mogator]

very slick..digging the wheel/tires ..no issues moving that thing around, congrats!

[Team DD]

Even if you can't use a charcoal basket, you could use some T-brackets and do a serpentine burn.

What is a serpentine burn? I was thinking of putting the charcoal in a line and let it start at one end and work its way to the other. Is that the same thing?

[Mark M]

Serpentine is where you have a couple of T plates so that the charcoal is laid out in the shape of a snake. You get one end burning and then it burns the rest of the snake over time. Gator Pit of Texas has a Youtube video for their "Dual Stacker Smoker" that shows their T-plates in action. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY0Qk7QkCfQ&feature=channel

[Team DD]

Thanks for the info and video... I may have to give that a shot too.

[topsideup]

Great looking smoker! I will be looking forward for the reviews on it.

[BigBobBQ]

great looking pit, congrats.

[fnnm358]

That pit looks awesome
Bring on the pron

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[Team DD]

Been at volleyball tournaments this weekend, hope to have some pron in the next week. Thanks for looking!!

[forrest2906]

Congratulations.

[che22879]

Nice!

[Team DD]

Hey guys, been playing with my new smoker and went to the local butcher this morning and put on some chicken, ribs, boston butts, and a few shrimp. Here are some pics of the chicken, ribs, and shrimp, the butts are still on for a little bit more. Sorry, but I posted this pics a little out of order. I will post pics of the butts when they come off.

[Big Bears BBQ]

Nice looking Q ..............

[big brother smoke]

Looks very tasty!

[Mark M]

Looks great. Since you did a long cook for the butts, how much fuel did you have to use with your new insulated cooker?

[Golden Toad BBQ]

Looks tasty! :thumb:

Toad

[BillywannaQ]

Very nice. Do you have a cook log by any chance? How much charcoal you used, temperature, time, etc.?

[Bob Wiley]

A+ foshizzle

[Team DD]

I cooked at 250 for about 8 1/2 - 9 hours. I used charcoal (about 5-7 pounds) with hickory chunks.

[glh17]

Congratulations! That's a really, really nice looking smoker.

[Team DD]

Congratulations! That's a really, really nice looking smoker.

Thanks!! Scott at SteelCraft Products builds some nice equipment and is really easy to work with.

Never had a smoker like this before, so trying to figure everything out, I like the fact that if you open it up for anything, you can literally watch that needle move right back where it is supposed to be. I guess that is where the insulation comes in handy.

Doug

[bwsy2k]

Great looking smoker!!! I have a SP1 and really love it. Scott builds a Really great Product. They are deff built likt a Tank. Thanks for the pics.

Thanks, Brad

[Johnny_Crunch]

Looks good from here! :thumb:

[farklf]

That's my type of cooker!!!

[ButchB]

Looking good!

[PatAttack]

Nice looking cook!

Sounds like she holds temps steady as a rock!

Next time I go home, I may have to stop by. Where is his shop located?

[Team DD]

He is in Rock Hill. I have not been to his shop, I did everything through phone calls and email. My truck threw a rod the weekend before I was supposed to go pick it up, so I just had Scott to ship it to me.

She holds temps really well. If you have any questions about it, let me know.

Doug

[Smokenlow]

Nice, when I graduate from newbie status I need to get me one.

[mr dirts bbq]

farking awesome! congrats! :clap:

[pwa]

Nice looking smoker and great looking Q

pwa

[Bama Ron]

Impressive, let us know how it cooks. :mrgreen:

[Fritzn]

I too had Scott build me a trailer mount SP1 GenII smoker and YES it's very well built. I've only had the chance touse it twice but next weekend I'm going to fire it up. Cooks very even and efficent. Photo on Steelcraft web sight on the trailer section is the smoker Scott built for me.

Fritz

[bwsy2k]

I have a green pneumatic SP1 and love it. Scott builds one solid cooker. I got mine in the textured green, was the 1st one to get the stainless door handle. What a eye turner. Anyone In the market for a cooker I highly reccomend SteelCraft.

[MattG]

Sweet

[Hook_Line_and_Sinker]

Nice looking first cook on it , Awesome looking smoker!
Let's see that butt

[armor]

Very Nice!

[BBQ PD]

That is one awesome cooking machine, and the food looks great :thumb:.

[firefighter4634]

Go home sick and fire that baby up!!!! Looks great, enjoy :clap:

[PaPaQ]

Congrats on the new smoker! Scott does build some nice smokers.

[vhram]

That looks awesome!

[VoodoChild]

A True Farking Winner there !!! :clap::thumb:

[Smokendink71]

better late than never, that looks like a nice setup

[KGNickl]

Let me get this straight. Your wife accepted the delivery of your new smoker and drug it around to different areas for pictures to send to you......

Does she have a sister????
That pretty funny. Didn't realize at first look until I read your comment that the thing is in all different locations through the "photo shoot".