Hi...from Oklahoma

[hawgheaven]

Nice!! Wow, do you have a sister...?

 

[vlap]

Do you just put the coals on the ground?

 

[cowgirl]

This is the homemade horizontal....That's about it, I appreciate the warm welcome and look forward to learning from you all.

 

[Deer Meat]

Welcome to SMF cowgirl, awesome lookin pictures you got there. What is that smoke house made of?

 

[cowgirl]

Vlap, The hot coals go in each end. Under the hams and shoulders. I start out with about 2 1/5lbs of charcoal on each end and just add about 10 coals to each end every hour.

 

[vlap]

looks like you got about 30 cinder blocks for it. Do you leave a space for the adding of coals. I did not see it in the photos. But likely if its there I was just drooling over that whole pig.

 

[cowgirl]

Thank you for the welcome DEER MEAT. The wood is some untreated lumber that I already had on hand...I had to buy new cement blocks for the project.

 

[cowgirl]

Vlap, I remove the block on each end to add coals........It's not very pretty, but hey, it works.

 

[cowgirl]

Sorry I missed this question Vlap.
I line the ground with foil, it helps channel any drippings away from the hot coals.
The coals go directly on the foil at each end.

 

[bbq bubba]

Welcome to the SMF!

 

[Deer Meat]

Cowgirl I'm not trying to sound negative here.......But it looks like those are pine boards the smoke house is made of. I know that smokin with pine is a big no no, but i'm not sure about building a smoker out of pine.

If it is not pine then I am sorry for the post.

 

[cowgirl]

No problem DEER MEAT.

Pine is a no no for hot smoking, When the temperature of the smoke stays low as in cold smoking, it will not effect the finished product.

 

[Deer Meat]

Your correct, I missed the part about it being a cold smoker......sorry.

 

[cowgirl]

Have you ever watched Alton Brown smoke fish in a cardboard box?
I'd like to try that sometime.

 

[bullmastiff]

Hey welcome to SMF. Looks like you are going to give these horndogs a run for their money.

*busts out the deliverance voice* You sure got a pretty.......uh....smoker.

 

[Deer Meat]

Ya I caught the tail end of an episode once, It looked like an interesting idea.

 

[cowgirl]

Bullmastiff, thanks for the welcome and the laugh. LOL!

There is so much to read here, I know where I will be for the next week at least.

DEER MEAT, I'd like to try the flower pot smoker too.

 

[gypsyseagod]

welcome to smf. great shots ya got of yer gear. looking forward to seeing your Qview.

 

[cowgirl]

Thank you bbq bubba.

I sure do appreciate all of the friendly welcomes.

 

[cowgirl]

Thanks to you too gypsyseagod!! (I love your name)