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    starting a food booth

    Dave, it looks to me like there are some under the doors. The pic is kind of small and my eyesight ain't what it used to be from years of welding but it looks like it to me.  
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    Roadside BBQ stand

     I am thinking about maybe starting a roadside BBQ stand. I live on a high traffic highway but good food is scarce in my area. I realize I will have to check with the health department to see what I need to be within code. I will probably need to get a business license and insurance. I have most...
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    starting a food booth

    That's a nice looking smoker guy. I too have been wondering the same thing except maybe a roadside stand. I live on a high traffic highway and good food in my area is kind of scarce. I do quite a bit of catering but there seems to be very little money in catering to me. I would like to have a...
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    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    Will do. I hope to get it done soon. This weekend coming up I have to cater a class reunion. I wanted to turn it down but it's the 3rd year in a row I have done it so I kind of feel obligated. I guess my smoker can wait until the next weekend.  
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    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    Dave, I have talked to the guys you suggested and they seem to have what I need but i just have not ordered it yet. I hope to in the next couple of weeks. I appreciate all the advice guys. I have an electric smoker but I am just not partial to it. It may be me but i'd swear the heat is different...
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    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    Where can I buy a 1000 BTU burner?  I would think with all the insulation (4 inches all the way around), a candle would heat the thing up to temp. I knew snuffing out the flame wasn't good, that's why I'm on here, trying to get expert advice. I have built a charcoal offset smoker before. They...
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    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    I have one Tejas pipe burner that puts out 160,000 BTUs and the other one I have is a smaller side burner off my old gas grill that I made into a pipe burner I think it was less than 100,000 BTUs though but I am not positive on that. I made it so I could use the heat control off my side burner...
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    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    By the way, I know electric would be much easier but for some reason, I just don't like electric smokers. I bought one for my youngest son and have used it a few times, but something just isn't there. Maybe it's just me, but the meat seems to have a different taste.
  9. Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

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    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    I am t trying to build a propane powered smoker out of this but it gets too hot if I open the damper enough to breathe or the burner goes out if I try to throttle it down. I am thinking the burner needs to go on the bottom, underneath the entire unit. I wouldn't be opposed to making it a...
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