smokers My X-Mas Smoker

[Armadillo]

My wife doesn't like that 55 gallon drum in the garage I plan to make a UDS of. So here's the "PDS" she gave me for Christmas. It is 75 cm high and 45 cm in diameter.

 

[Pepperfreak]

Now that is a great gift! Did she surprise you with this? If she did, I bet you were speachless...

 

[Armadillo]

I wasn't expecting something like that so I was really surprised.

 

[Hophead]

Thats a real nice smoker i am jealous as i just got an old electric one.

 

[JayT]

Very cool gift!

 

[chilehunter]

thats & nice smoker.

 

[JayT]

You do know we are going to need some action shots, right Armadillo?

 

[Armadillo]

You do know we are going to need some action shots, right Armadillo?

Porn will follow as soon as I will fire it up!

 

[pappywith4]

you have a good wife to do that for you!! It looks like you should be able to do what ever you want ,smoke or bbq!!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Nice gift! But if you read this carefully, it was a calculated gift, so you'd toss your 55 gal!

 

[Armadillo]

Nice gift! But if you read this carefully, it was a calculated gift, so you'd toss your 55 gal!

Exactly! But I will try to make her addicted to smoked food. Then we will NEED the big one when the whole family is around. Usually we are about 15 people then...

 

[bowhunter]

You have not fired it up yet.lol
great gift.you will have fun.
Dan

 

[paulky_2000]

Plug that "vent" on the lid up permanently. You don't need it, and it'll only serve to allow an excessive amount of heat and smoke to escape....even when "closed"....and you don't want that ever.

Metal duct-work tape should do nicely, I think.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Plug that "vent" on the lid up permanently. You don't need it, and it'll only serve to allow an excessive amount of heat and smoke to escape....even when "closed"....and you don't want that ever.

Metal duct-work tape should do nicely, I think.

Not true, you need the damper for flow to control heat and smoke and to pull it all the way to the top. If you close it you could put the fire out or just have badly smoked food since it escaped from lower in the smoker.

 

[pappywith4]

I open my damper just enough to keep the smoke from leaking everywhere and just coming out of the upper regions of the smoker.

 

[paulky_2000]

Not true, you need the damper for flow to control heat and smoke and to pull it all the way to the top. If you close it you could put the fire out or just have badly smoked food since it escaped from lower in the smoker.

My brinkmann smoker didn't have a vent in the lid and I never had any trouble with it. Then again, it also drew air in from the bottom around the fire.....perhaps this design is different.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

I open my damper just enough to keep the smoke from leaking everywhere and just coming out of the upper regions of the smoker.

Exactly.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

My brinkmann smoker didn't have a vent in the lid and I never had any trouble with it. Then again, it also drew air in from the bottom around the fire.....perhaps this design is different.

ECBs are usually modded.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Paul, check this out: http://www.smoking-meat.com/modify-brinkmann-ecb-smoker.html

 

[paulky_2000]

I stand corrected.