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Weber Performer to Smokehouse
- Thread starter Joe6Pack74
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Joe6Pack74
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Yes, I built it to sit on top of a Weber 22.5" kettle. It should fit any of those. There are handles on either side to lift it.
Steve S
Take a breath!
Excellent point. A counterweight (sandbag on the bottom shelf) might come in handy.
Great Idea
robert-r
is Blowin Smoke!
Looks like some good times ahead for you. Great idea & good job.
Pleased follow up and post your cooks/smokes with it.
Pleased follow up and post your cooks/smokes with it.
70monte
is Blowin Smoke!
That is very cool and a great price on a SS Performer. I can't wait to see some cooks with this.
Joe6Pack74
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Firing her up
Was going to test smoke this yesterday but we had rain in the afternoon, which is typical for where I live in Florida. Anyways iPhones unreliable weather app showed no rain so I am going for it. Created a ring of charcoal around the bottom and started 6 brickets in my chimney. Going to smoke about a pound of jalapenos and onion/garlic. Cannot do too much smoke wood on jalapenos.
Was going to test smoke this yesterday but we had rain in the afternoon, which is typical for where I live in Florida. Anyways iPhones unreliable weather app showed no rain so I am going for it. Created a ring of charcoal around the bottom and started 6 brickets in my chimney. Going to smoke about a pound of jalapenos and onion/garlic. Cannot do too much smoke wood on jalapenos.
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Joe6Pack74
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Epic Fail
When I fired her up I watched it for 2-3 hours. It stabilized around 200 and was holding. Smoke was good but had some leaks which I expected. However at about 4 hours the yellow pine started shrinking and warping, especially the door. The more the door warped the more air got in and the hotter it got. The roof also buckled. The main box is ok, still square. Some of the tongue and groove wood shrank but not badly. Already tore off the roof and will have to decide on wood replacement or a metal roof. Might be hard to find a non-galvanized roofing. Will also have to remake the door.
But on the positive I do have some chipotle ready to make seasoning out of.
I believe you never learn anything if you don't fail. Redesign, rebuild, try it again.
When I fired her up I watched it for 2-3 hours. It stabilized around 200 and was holding. Smoke was good but had some leaks which I expected. However at about 4 hours the yellow pine started shrinking and warping, especially the door. The more the door warped the more air got in and the hotter it got. The roof also buckled. The main box is ok, still square. Some of the tongue and groove wood shrank but not badly. Already tore off the roof and will have to decide on wood replacement or a metal roof. Might be hard to find a non-galvanized roofing. Will also have to remake the door.
But on the positive I do have some chipotle ready to make seasoning out of.
I believe you never learn anything if you don't fail. Redesign, rebuild, try it again.
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DRMSMKER
Full Fledged Farker
Rarely is prototype 1 bug free. Great build and now you've found the weak spots to correct and retry. The idea, vision, and blueprint is there which is often the hardest part. Now you just need the proper materials. Nice job!
At the very least, you can cut a crescent moon in the door and make a gnome outhouse for your garden:thumb:
At the very least, you can cut a crescent moon in the door and make a gnome outhouse for your garden:thumb:
Stablergetz
Knows what a fatty is.
very nice, looks great
Whisky
is one Smokin' Farker
Well it didn't burn down anyways. Made it longer then I would have thought. :-D
SmittyJonz
somebody shut me the fark up.
I thought it would catch fire....... why not build it out of 20 gauge steel.?
Why don't you make a smokehouse for cold smoking Cowgirl has one on her blog
Joe6Pack74
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
I was not worried it would catch fire, Pine has a flash point higher than 400 degrees. Was not expecting the door to warp like it did. May try a tighter grained white pine next time. I could have made it out of steel but around here and the steel prices it would be cheaper to buy a WSM. However I do need to replace my washing machine in the next few weeks and that may be an option for metal. :wink:
JVM59
Full Fledged Farker
Your vision of thought, craftsmanship and determination are to be admired.
KORND4WG X
is One Chatty Farker
Send me this little guy :thumb:
