My first smoke since I modified my vertical propane smoker went well. I’m sure someone else has tried this, but I haven’t seen one yet. I wasn’t happy with the smoke from the cast iron frying pan with the little chunks of wood, so I came up with this. I found a $20 grill at Fred’s. Cut an opening in the side where my vent is and bolted it to the side of the Masterbuilt. Now I smoke with charcoal, chunks, and sticks. I have a few leaks that I plan to stop later. I still had to run the gas as low as it would go, but the temp. stayed between 225 and 240 on a pork butt. This could be a little more dangerous than having the smoldering wood just above the flames so I stayed in the house most of the time. Besides, it’s cooler in here. But, nothing blew up. If this continues to work this good, I’ll get a better grill after the 4[sup]th[/sup]. If it doesn’t continue to work well, I only have a ¼” hole to patch the propane smoker.
