DIY Meat Smoker Build

arse..biscuits · 14-07-2014 10:03pm #1

Hi, I'm planning on building a meat smoker.
The main idea is brick for the sides and back, recycle an oven door or two for the front, run a gas supply in at the bottom to a burner, cast iron pan is heated by the gas, throw wood chippings on pan for smoke, some sort of a roof with chimney.

Any input would be appreciated.
I guess I'll need an opening at the bottom for air intake.

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Colin

h.bolla · 14-07-2014 10:13pm

I saw someone else with one of these and then made one myself and it worked out quite well.

Get one of these:

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You can get them in any garden centre for about 30euro

Get a food grade wooden barrel again pick these up for about 30 euro.

And connect the two of them via a flue (I just know its not spelled that way :P ) you will get one of these in any decent plumbing place.

h.bolla · 14-07-2014 10:22pm

Heres what Im talking about here:

ww w . you tube . com/watch?v=W2rwEzI5Blo

GY A1 · 14-07-2014 10:26pm

h.bolla wrote: »

Heres what Im talking about here:

ww w . you tube . com/watch?v=W2rwEzI5Blo

cant seee ur link, but would it be easier to go with some form of metal barrels or drums rather than bricks

h.bolla · 14-07-2014 10:30pm

GY A1 wrote: »

cant seee ur link, but would it be easier to go with some form of metal barrels or drums rather than bricks

Yeh sorry about that. Im not allowed to post links.... emm go to youtube and do a search for

p38 irl cold smoking fish

and it should be the first video there. Let me know if you still cant get it and I'll email you or something.

arse..biscuits · 14-07-2014 10:37pm

I was thinking of something like this

http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Build-a-Brick-BBQ-Smoker

with better brickwork

h.bolla · 14-07-2014 10:48pm

arse..biscuits wrote: »

I was thinking of something like this

with better brickwork

Im sure something like that would work great. Personally I just wanted something functional, cheap and easy to build and no need for a permenant structure of any kind. But yeh, Im sure something like that would work great.

arse..biscuits · 14-07-2014 10:56pm

h.bolla wrote: »

Im sure something like that would work great. Personally I just wanted something functional, cheap and easy to build and no need for a permenant structure of any kind. But yeh, Im sure something like that would work great.

Any pics of your one?? Do you use it often??

Maphisto · 14-07-2014 10:58pm

h.bolla wrote: »

Yeh sorry about that. Im not allowed to post links.... emm go to youtube and do a search for

p38 irl cold smoking fish

and it should be the first video there. Let me know if you still cant get it and I'll email you or something.

Interesting

h.bolla · 14-07-2014 11:00pm

Thanks Maphisto thats the video.

h.bolla · 14-07-2014 11:09pm

arse..biscuits wrote: »

Any pics of your one?? Do you use it often??

No sorry I have no pics on hand but its pretty much identical to the video posted above.

Emm yeh I use it every couple of months. I prefer to smoke as much food as possible in one go instead of making up little bits every other week. I know some people get really into it and use different types of wood for different flavours and get really experimental but Im not that crazy into it :P

Tom75 · 16-07-2014 5:37pm

Hi,

''A picture is worth a thousand words''

w w w .google . i e /search?q=w%C4%99dzarnia&client=opera&hs=8sn&channel=suggest&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=7p7GU_6pIojT7Aa6g4CABw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1333&bih=602

GY A1 · 16-07-2014 7:59pm

how long do u smoke for

Tom75 · 16-07-2014 8:16pm

Hi,

I smoke meat (pork steak, ham, bacon) and sausages for about 2h, plus about 1h on start for drying (with no smoke).

Can't add any picture because have less then 50 posts (!).

h.bolla · 16-07-2014 8:20pm

GY A1 wrote: »

how long do u smoke for

How long is a piece of string...!

Are we talking fish? Cheese? Salami? How thick is it? Do you want to just smoke it to put some flavour or smoke to cook?

hucklebuck · 22-07-2014 9:47pm

Don't waste your time with this dustbin, flue, whiskey barrel tomfoolery.

Get yourself on to Amazon buy a bbq smoker box/ bbq smoker for about £10, soak woodchips in water for at least an hour, pop them in the smoker box, pop the smoker box into your gas bbq and bobs your uncle.

I sit the smoker box the right hand gas element(?), on the left hand side under the grills I put a roasting tin with some water in it and on the grill above the water I put my pork/ brisket or whatever you like. Only have the right hand side lit and you can't really go wrong.

If you want some ideas or how to go about it BBQ Pit Boys are great

CJhaughey · 22-07-2014 9:57pm

Unfortunately this is only suitable for smallish cuts of meat or fish, and will only hot smoke not cold smoke.
Nice for stuff like fresh mackerel and the like but as far as longer smoke times you will find the product to be very smoky and almost unedible.
Great for Camping and fishing trips away though.

hucklebuck · 22-07-2014 10:22pm

CJhaughey wrote: »

Unfortunately this is only suitable for smallish cuts of meat or fish, and will only hot smoke not cold smoke.
Nice for stuff like fresh mackerel and the like but as far as longer smoke times you will find the product to be very smoky and almost unedible.
Great for Camping and fishing trips away though.

I regularly do brisket and pork shoulder this way and it turns out really nice and not overpowering.

I tend to smoke for myself, the missus doesn't like it so while 8lbs of meat is fantastic I don't think I could manage eating a whole cow in 3 days.

Tom75 · 26-07-2014 11:04am

How's your smoker? Any progress?

arse..biscuits · 26-07-2014 11:44am

Tom75 wrote: »

How's your smoker? Any progress?

I was going to do a new build but I realised I'm broke so had to change plans a bit. I decided to use the bottom of an existing BBQ as the smoke house. I had an old oven lying around which I stripped for parts. I need to get a gas burner next. I'm thinking of stripping one from an old gas hob (if I can find one).

I also got some meat rabbits a few days back. I had to build a hutch for them (total cost €0) so that took up a lot of my time.

Tom75 · 26-07-2014 12:24pm

Check my idea, build from barrel, pipe, gas cylinder, stool and few more bits.

renandstimpy · 28-07-2014 8:42am

Tom75 wrote: »

Check my idea, build from barrel, pipe, gas cylinder, stool and few more bits.

Could you give a few more close up pics if possible to show how it works ... it looks right class by the way .

Tom75 · 28-07-2014 11:09am

renandstimpy wrote: »

Could you give a few more close up pics if possible to show how it works ... it looks right class by the way .

No problem.

Check other ideas.

My favorite, is smoker from metal locker:

https://www.google.ie/search?q=wedzarnia+z+szafki&client=opera&hs=ScO&channel=suggest&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=4RvWU9SgCa2y7Abwj4HgBg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=991&bih=655

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHmCKtzDaQ

or barrel:

https://www.google.ie/search?q=wedzarnia+z+beczki&client=opera&hs=LSj&channel=suggest&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cR7WU5mzEKSM7Qbfq4CgCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=991&bih=655

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3ySbm4qzo

And here little bit more sophisticated:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dboy7EtLoOY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSXIOIMHe9w

This is my last job:
Bacon, chicken, pork steak, turkey breast, sausage.
But this is SMOKED MEAT and smokers (warm or hot smoked), not grilled or bbq. They can bu used as a cold smokers with smoke generator (also home made) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frSrfMjjC3M

tonyheaney · 15-08-2014 4:21pm

arse..biscuits wrote: »

Hi, I'm planning on building a meat smoker.
The main idea is brick for the sides and back, recycle an oven door or two for the front, run a gas supply in at the bottom to a burner, cast iron pan is heated by the gas, throw wood chippings on pan for smoke, some sort of a roof with chimney.

Any input would be appreciated.
I guess I'll need an opening at the bottom for air intake.

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Colin

hi mate can i ask you what prompted you to build one in the first place? my 2 neighbours on both sides of me are building one each. are the popular all of a sudden? and if so do they require planning permission?

arse..biscuits · 15-08-2014 8:41pm

tonyheaney wrote: »

hi mate can i ask you what prompted you to build one in the first place? my 2 neighbours on both sides of me are building one each. are the popular all of a sudden? and if so do they require planning permission?

I think smoking meat is starting to get a little more popular alright. My mate has a smoker and the food is delicious. It's a great way to spend a few hours, tending to the meat/fire/fuel. No permission required, unless you plan to move a few people into it:)

tonyheaney · 16-08-2014 11:50am

arse..biscuits wrote: »

I think smoking meat is starting to get a little more popular alright. My mate has a smoker and the food is delicious. It's a great way to spend a few hours, tending to the meat/fire/fuel. No permission required, unless you plan to move a few people into it:)

hope your not offended by my next question are you polish? my 2 neighbours are polish and im Irish and my wife is Chinese. she wants me to build a small one for her but mine would have all the hall marks of the Titanic if you know what i mean hahaha

arse..biscuits · 17-08-2014 5:27pm

tonyheaney wrote: »

hope your not offended by my next question are you polish? my 2 neighbours are polish and im Irish and my wife is Chinese. she wants me to build a small one for her but mine would have all the hall marks of the Titanic if you know what i mean hahaha

I am offended by that, no wait, no I'm not. I'm Irish, the Polish are big into smoking alright, almost unheard of here. I haven't done much on mine as I've been busy, gonna get it finished soon

tonyheaney · 17-08-2014 10:03pm

arse..biscuits wrote: »

I am offended by that, no wait, no I'm not. I'm Irish, the Polish are big into smoking alright, almost unheard of here. I haven't done much on mine as I've been busy, gonna get it finished soon

LOl thats what i mean it is almost unheard of here, post some pics when your done

tonyheaney · 29-11-2014 5:00pm

Guys can i ask what is the regulation for having a meat smoker in your garden?? My polish neighbours on both sides have built one and im constantly got some blowing both directions. the pic below in my direct neighbour. Its built under a lot of hedge growth and the smoke waffs in to my 3 yea old bed room. we have tired closing the window but the vents do leave a lot in to the room and house. My wife who is Chinese (im irish) doesn't mind the smell but some times our washing also smalls smoky.

slimjimmc · 29-11-2014 6:01pm

Have a chat with the neighbour first, a friendly settlement is usually best.
If that doesn't work then check with your local authority if there is a possible breach of bye-laws.

Tom75 · 29-11-2014 6:03pm

Hi,
Smoker is kind of bbq with bigger amount of smoke.
Ask them, if they can mount chimneys for a smoker (3m pipe is just 10eur), as current situation is very uncomfortable, and you can't get yours windows open (mention child, washing).Maybe they can smoke in different hours (night time), with stronger wind (I start smoking at 5am and smoke is finish max. by 9am), but my neighbors actually waiting when I'll smoke.
Where are you based? Maybe I know them, and can help you.

Ask - ''Hi lads, what are you doing with this smoke?'', and expect samples ;-)

smartgardener · 01-12-2014 2:47am

Interesting project

DIY Meat Smoker Build

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