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  1. cy berg

    Cedar smokehouse construction

    Your idea is much the same as mine, with an external firebox. It's clear that you've got larger stovepiping going in and that has been a part of my problem at getting up to temp. Another tip I got here (apologies for not remembering who gave it) is to provide for a separator sheet/shelf to...
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    In need of HEAT! and HELP!

    Couldn't manage to get this picture (taken with my wife's I-pad) to flip right side up so you'll have to turn your head sideways. Thanks for the tip on how to get the photos in. I'll take some others in the next couple days to clarify. For fish I think I really only need to get about 25 more...
  3. In need of HEAT! and HELP!

    In need of HEAT! and HELP!

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    West Michigan Fishhead

    Hello all! I am a diehard fisherman who moved to Michigan from Illinois so I could be closer to more fish. I also write a regular outdoors column for the local newspaper, The White Lake Beacon (search "Berg's Catch of The Day" if you are interested) Learned to smoke salmon first and then...
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    In need of HEAT! and HELP!

    I would've put some pictures in but couldn't figure out how to do it. Will work on that, suspecting that someone with better web skills than I can help out on that front. It started with the basic design shown in this link, but with external firebox...
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    In need of HEAT! and HELP!

    First let me say how overjoyed I am to discover this forum. Would've been better to have found you all BEFORE I got my smokehouse built, but better late than never. Erected a 24" X 24" X 72" wood (pine-tongue and groove) smokehouse on top of a cindreblock foundation. Piped in an external...
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