here's my smoker

OK. I think I'm in business for Friday as long as the weather doesn't change from what they're saying. :)

I got a bucket from the pizza place up the street. Then I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts and asked if they had any food buckets. I got one that had pickles in it. Doesn't really smell strong like pickles though. I think they sent it through their dishwasher. I'll wash 'em both out regardless, but the one from Dunkin Donuts came with a nice lid. The kind with an o-ring seal.

Also picked up a couple of "minimally processed" roasters. About 4 pounds each. The "organic" ones were just way too much money for a trial run.

My smoker isn't exactly small. The roasters will look like a couple of BBs in a boxcar, so I think I might make up about a 3 pound meatloaf and put that in there as well.  I'm gonna start a notebook and write stuff down so I can look at it later and see what worked and what didn't, how long things took, the temps I was running at, etc.

Ok to do a meatloaf at the higher temps I'm seeing for the chickens? Or should I just do the meatloaf separate?  Anyways... I have some reading to do. :)

Feeling a little silly being this excited about cooking some chickens. hahahha