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Instead of spending $1,000’s of dollars on a Santa Maria grill I decided I’d build my own custom grill. I’d like to thank everyone on bbq brethren who posted pictures of their Santa Maria style grills, which inspired and helped me to build mine. The bbq is 48x24 with a depth of 24 (before I...

Hey guys, wanted to share a photo of a re-purposed gas hot water heater...my brother made this for me for my birthday a couple of years ago...it's an awesome grill and I very successfully used it as a smoker last night! The chimney is the steel tube that went down through the middle of the hot...

I'll go first. I'm wondering if any of you have ever tried making your own phosphate based injections, and/or how it worked out. I've seen lots of the various big dogs - ie., Kosmo's, Butcher's etc. out there on the trail and it got me to wondering how I would start trying to make something up...

Hello! I’m looking to build me a Texas style bbq pits made of brick (4 ft x 8 ft) with one of those heavy metal lids to cover it. The kind you see on the videos where they cook whole hogs. My problem is I can’t find any DIY videos or YouTube videos or plans how to make one. Anyone out there...

Any suggestions on where I can find a pellet firebox/hopper/auger with temp control for a whiskey barrel project. I’m still in the game planning phase so I’m not sure if it will be offset or UDS style.

I'm in the beginning stages of my BBQ trailer build. I have most the material to get started. As I was pondering what kind of hinges to use. I decided to design my own. they are based off a hinge I seen on google when I searched "custom bbq hinges". I think it will work. I plan to burn it out of...

I know this subject is a little old and there are previous threads about it, but availability of items out there has changed, and I thought I'd give the brethren an update. I saw a 15" pizza stone at Home Depot yesterday by Master Forge for $18. That plus a 48" steel strap for $5 got me up and...

WARNING - I am not an experienced welder/metalworker, but do have a welder and am willing to try. Oh yeah....my first post, too. My 64gal well pressure tank sprung a leak last year and I had to replace it. While the old one was sitting in my shop - ready to be thrown out, I thought "that looks...

So I just finished my first q on my new big baby I just built. Anybody else using this or a similar double barreled smoker who might have some suggestions? I am burning straight (apple) wood which seems to burn hotter and faster then the lump coal I sometimes use. Also I need some ideas on how...

Greetings! First post, so be gentle. inherited a propane grill that, functionally works great. However, the metal frame is deteriorating and is not very attractive. I'm thinking of building a new, simple and cheap frame for the grill. I don't need storage, as all I keep with the grill is the...

I've been reading the forums and the DIYs and all that and I'm intruiged by two concepts - the Ugly Drum Smoker, and the Drum Tandoor. What I'm wondering is if this sort of thing could be hybridized in some way. See, here's the deal - I've wanted to own/build a small tandoor for YEARS. I've...

Hi all, I've never seen a stoker or guru in person. I've rigged up a scats circuit that I found on the internets. It's basically a cruise control, set it when the pit temp is where you want it and it toggles a fan on and off to keep it there. I dug through a box of old cpu fans and tried them...