I've been smoking meats for about 5 years on the cheap charcoal brickman smoker. The doors are falling off and its just a piece of crap. I looked at the prices of the double wall smokers like the backwoods and was horrified at their prices for a metal box. I'm a decent fabricator and plan on building my own. I'll start another thread for that. My best meats are turkeys, bacon, and pork loins. I've tried brisket a few times, but it comes out tougher than I'd like. I smoke meats while camping sometimes so I need to do something that doesn't use gas or electricity. I need a double wall because sometimes it's cold and the wind will drop the temp in the smoker too fast. I need to get some advice from the pros!
Hey smokers, need some guidance before I build a smoker
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bruno994
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I feel you on the prices for the Backwoods, but they are more popular now than ever before. At comps, nearly half of the cooks are using this type of setup, easy to use and they allow for sleep, 2 big factors in buying or building a smoker. There are a number of vertical / cabinet builds on this forum, just do the search for them and PM the member who built them, most will gladly and more often than not PM you back with some helpful info.
thanks guys! Is there a thread that goes over the pros and cons of all the types of smokers? I did a couple searches and didn't come up with much. How does reverse flow work? Is there an advantage to a side box burner vs the vertical setup? Is is better to have a water smoker or not? my plan was to basically design it after my POS brickman vertical smoker, with the fire on the bottom, a water pan, then the cooking racks. I'm a big automotive guy so my vents will be throttle bodies controlled with throttle levers. Should add to the 'cool' factor.
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