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  3. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hi again Hoping some of you guys can help me here as the work is starting on my build this week and next. Looking at the smoker, it is going to be a straight vertical block build, i will get cast iron doors from eBay (as suggested by Jockaneezer - cheers for that) for the fire entrance and...
  4. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Graeme Thanks for the reply mate, i will look the book and thanks for your guidance. I am really keen to find out where i can get suitable doors for the brick smoker. Construction on this will start on Monday and i need to make sure i have the correct dimensions for the openings. Does anyone...
  5. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hi Gang I know its been ages but i have now booked the builders in to start working on the garden landscaping which includes to cooking area. I have taken your advice and decided against the combined pizza oven idea. My focus now is on a vertical smoker and horizontal grill, both made of...
  6. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hey Smokewood Sorry for such the late response. Unfortunately i cannot be there but will be looking out for the photos of the weekend. Thanks for the invite and hopefully next time.. Gavlar
  7. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hi all Here are my drawings so far for this smoker build. I thought i would add a carjack bolted to a plinth below the grill area to raise and lower the coals towards the grill surface as required. I have added a gap between the smoker and the grill area, but having read the posts on here I am...
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  9. gavlar

    Mid week BBQ

    Really nice Wade quick quesion, how long can you keep the meat in the vac bags after you have applied the rub. Hope it all goes well mate. Gavlar
  10. gavlar

    My new toy has arrived

    Haha fantastic. Cannot wait to hear how thou get on this weekend
  11. gavlar

    My new brick smoker... currently in building

    Hi Travis I really like what you are building there. Here in the UK and on the UK forum here i have asked for advice on building a brick smoker that also has a grill. What you are building is pretty much exactly what i had in mind. I would like to build my smoker with rendered block-work, My...
  12. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hi Guys Ok so the pizza idea has been thrown by the wayside and I am looking for the best i can for a smoker and grill. I still want a block built unit as i would like storage and a worktop of sorts outdoors. I guess I would like to know what sort of blocks should I use for the build. As I...
  13. gavlar

    Seasoned or kiln dried?

    Just thought I would chip in here and say thanks for the pposting. I have often wondered about the different types of dried wood and how best to season my own..Is it possible to stack a few inside the smoker after or during coming just to speed up the drying out process for later use. I have...
  14. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Thanks everyone for you feedback and ideas, it's been great to be part of this community and I hope that when my bbq/smoker is built it is the very best it can be. The area allocated is 3ft x 8ft very approximately. I think ready what has been said on here I will park the idea of a pizza oven...
  15. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    That looks fantastic. The only problem is the price....
  16. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    All Thanks so much for the collaborative input. Thinking out load i am so pleased i made my original posting. Perhaps wanting the world on a stick is not realistic, If it was we would all have one. Perhaps its best to dump the idea of a pizza oven for now. Moving to the main reason for all of...
  17. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Thanks Danny It is only a sketch and as I said originally. I want the best of everything. My true love is long and slow and have been happy with my kit for many years. I am now re landscaping my garden and want a contemporary liking outdoor cooking area. I am happy to discard my brinkmann and...
  18. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hi Guys Well i have finally got round to modelling the cooking area i hope to build. As you can see i hope to build the fire box to the left hand side with the fire at the bottom left. I have put a grey rectangle to act as the door. Above that i hope to have some kind of method of diverting the...
  19. gavlar

    UK Build Ideas

    Hi Guys Well i have finally got round to modelling the cooking area i hope to build. As you can see i hope to build the fire box to the left hand side with the fire at the bottom left. I have put a grey rectangle to act as the door. Above that i hope to have some kind of method of diverting...
  20. UK Build Ideas

    UK Build Ideas

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