I started out with a pellet pro hopper, I put it in a filing cabinet and loved it. A few years later I got greedy for a bigger and badder smoker. Looking all around at gravity fed smokers I decided this is the route I wanted to go. However the cost of these set me off a bit. So i decided to make my own.
Total time it took me to build was roughly a month, total cost was around $600.
I also bought the BBQ Guru cyber q to control temp and am so happy I did. That thing keeps temp within 1 or 2 degrees of set temp and I can check temps and control it from anywhere with my cell phone. 3 inches of hi temp insulation in the whole thing and more around the fire box. First few smokes through it have been amazing! This past weekend I had the best pork shoulder I've ever eaten and that made me oh so happy.
Let me know what you guys think.
Total time it took me to build was roughly a month, total cost was around $600.
I also bought the BBQ Guru cyber q to control temp and am so happy I did. That thing keeps temp within 1 or 2 degrees of set temp and I can check temps and control it from anywhere with my cell phone. 3 inches of hi temp insulation in the whole thing and more around the fire box. First few smokes through it have been amazing! This past weekend I had the best pork shoulder I've ever eaten and that made me oh so happy.
Let me know what you guys think.