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smoke dawg

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Dec 29, 2010
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Love the turkeys Dawg!  

I've never quite understood why anyone would build a wood smoke house for hot smoking.   I'm I missing something?   Wood, fire.... big fire?  :-)

Nothing better then smoked turkey.  Its the only way I can eat them.  

Wes
 
Wow Wes, That is a very nice brick smoker. The last wood one I had lasted almost 15 years and just had tin lining the botytom and dirt floor.

This one has fire brick floor and about 3 feet on three sides. The door is metal lined to reduce weight.

I expect I will get 20 years out of this one and I can use it for big or small items

I have resisted using propane because I get great flaver from a wood fire. Some say it is more than TBS but I like it a litte heavy.

How do you fire the brick beauty?
 
Dawg,

I'm confused 
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  about your heat source, WOOD,  how are you smoking those birds!! 

Are u building a fire in the middle of your smoke house!! 
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  gotta say they look awefully good....

You say you don't like propane!!

al
 
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I didn't realize it had tin lining. That would make sense.

I I refuse to use anything but wood.    I agree with you.  Nobody can touch the favor of real wood and smoke.   I let my smoke flow straight through.  Only time I get a bad flavor is when I let the fire get low. 

I fire it up with charcoal and feed it oak and hickory from there. 

Question, can you hang a pig and smoke it without it falling apart? 

Wes
 
I have not tried it but it does sound good. I do have racks I could use as a safety catch.

The fire is inside of a 24"SS pipe with 1/4"SS top so there is no direct access to the fire

 
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I like that.    Have you thought about putting fiberglass insulation  between the tin and outside to help keep the heat in.  Just a thought.

I like the size.  I built mine just from my own plan.   It works good but a bit small.   If I ever done another one, it would be at least 8 in. wider.   Once heated up, it wouldn't matter how big it was.  
 
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