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  1. cashnow

    Howdy from Louisville

    Howdy, new guy from Louisville KY here. Originally from Phoenix AZ, I am a Christian and a welder / fabricator. My company builds life support equipment for Navy submarines. I had a cheap Pit Boss pellet grill / smoker that I burned up a month ago, so I started searching forums for inspiration...
  2. S

    Heat Warmer Smoker

    Checking in here from Kansas. Joined up since I'm building a warming cabinet smoker. Ordered a PID from AuberIn today + 2400 watt oven element. Will be 240 volt. I will probably post these in one of the other smoker-building subforums (was told to post here first haha), but here are my current...
  3. E

    Bitter taste when cold smoking with homemade smoke generator

    Hi! I'm new to smoking but I recently picked up the hobby of sausage making and charcutier and its been going pretty good. so I figured I would take the next step of cold smoking my meat product, i have watched a lot of YouTube videos on how they're made and I tried a few experiments on my own...
  4. SweetSavour2Cor2:15

    First Build - DIY Trailer Offset

    Hi guys. I've been here awhile soaking up all the information. I have been working on my DIY trailer smoker build. The tank is a 240 gallon tank that was from a water bottling facility. The trailer was an old camper that had been stripped. I got great deals on both. They sat for awhile until...
  5. Dieseltech86

    Firebox Intake?

    I have been reading threads for awhile now and was given an opportunity to DIY my very own legit smoker. I'm in the home stretch and trying to decide on my fire box intake. It seems that I have had very good test runs with just cracking the door but I have children and think it'll be a bit...
  6. C

    Building a Smoker

    So I am building a smoker out of an old wood stove and piping the smoke to the 4 x 4 x 4 smokehouse. The stove will be about 14x12x20, should I go with a 6" pipe or a 4" pipe to the chamber??
  7. P

    Feedback or guidance on my DIY cold smoker

    Hello! I built my first wooden cold smoking box, and I'd appreciate some guidance on next steps. Currently my smoke source is the Amaze'n Pellet Tube, and the smoke vents out of the gap above the door. Eventually I'd like to get to a full setup with smoke generated externally and piped into the...
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    Best Recycled Items for Building a Firebox?

    Hello, I'm new here and excited to join the forum. What are some of the best recycled items you've seen used to build a firebox for a standard offset smoker?
  9. Jonathan Rousseau

    DIY wooden smoker tips

    Hi, I'm currently planning to build my first wooden smoker. I have a few questions about it. 1. Some people told me I can't hot smoke in a wood smoker. Is this true? Is my smoker going to burn? 2. What type of wood should I use? Spinet is cheap here. Some people told me theirs in made of...
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    First Smoker Build - Holding Cabinets to DIY Electric Smokers?

    Hi all, I recently picked up two used Cres Cor aluminized steel holding/proofing cabinets-- they were supposed to come with the heating element and control box at the bottom, but after I had already paid for them and when I came to pick them up, guess what? No heat box. Also, they had been...
  11. S

    Hello, From S,W Missouri

    Scott Holt Dogwood, Mo
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