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...I'ts not a matter of which one is best....one will give your food the flavor of a wood fire and the WSM will have a charcoal flavor....the difference is large
Red
....it depends on how heavy the top is...heavy you can use a gasket and let the weight settle in...light,probably food safe silicone build it up in layers close the gaps....position the lid before you start if it's removable...
Red
I cut a 6" hole for mine , there are different stove pipe fittings available i.e. 6" necks down to 5" or even smaller 6" to 4" , and then stove pipe for chimney length , when it's cold I use 4" pipe for the draw , in summer a 6" pipe works best , I wrapped paper towels around it for insulation...
.... these kamodo , drum , kettle , bullet things are designed to cook with a slow burning smoldering fire they work this way 'cause there's no air circulation the operation is simple take any one of them and open the bottom vent then adjust the top vent to cook at your desired...
... smoked anything sides are best if sweet apple sauce bread & butter pickles cranberry sauce and hot sautéd jalapeños pineapple or mango habanero salsa neutral stuff cream corn sautéd onions a dish of tomato's and black olives in Italian dressing
Red
... I'm finishing one up now much like yours and a little bit different ... it's a 30 gallon drum I turned it upright no welding involved that way ... if you set the drum upright you can achieve the same thing you have with less work ... fire access door is 7X9 ... ran 4...
yes it should work ... from the drawing it appears you're building an offset inside a drum ... what are you going to use as fuel ... will the fire access door be open or closed ... are you burning a smoldering fire or a burning fire ... how you operate this will make a...
vertical smokers are efficient,that's all
the taste of wood and smoke in the meat comes from air flow,convection
save yourself a lot of time,get a horizontal rig and get to it
Red
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