New Smokehouse build

[cfarley]

I am looking to build a smokehouse and I have a few questions.

Who all has a smokehouse that uses wood for heat and smoke?

I want to be able to hot\cold smoke and would like something similar to Cowgirls design. Anyone have links to plans similar to that?

 

[rabbithutch]

Don't remember when I ran across this but a search just turned it up: Smokehouse Plans

IIRC one of the old Firefox Foxfire books (#3, I think) had plans for a smokehouse, too.

HTH

 

[cfarley]

Anyone use wood for heat and smoke?

 

[atcnick]

http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/smokehouse-plans/smokehouse-block

I use just wood for heat and smoke


-Nick

 

[cfarley]

Great link, Thanks. I would still like some pictures of wood fired smokehouses you all use.

 

[shamp]

I made my first smoker the other day.  I would definalty make changes to it.  I am still waiting for my grill grates to come in.  But this is about 2ft by 2ft inside.  I plan on putting in 3 shelves.   I wanted my first one to be small in case I screwed it up. I live in MI so I insulated in the inside with firewall board.  ITs used to insulate fireplaces to keep the heat in.  This is what im using during the winter months to smoke.  I have since removed the legs and have it resting on blocks.(I wanted to be able to move it.)  I liked all the pictures i found of the big smoke houses using a venting system.  So I decided to put it on this one, best decesion I made on this build. I dug a hole and put 2 fire bricks about 10" apart.  I dropped my venting system on top of the bricks and then buried around the outside with dirt.  I use a firepit to heat up a bunch of coals and then I put the coals inside my bricks and throw on top a white or red piece of oak. I have no damper and I am able to maintain heat between 225-250 for pulled pork for 12 hours and all I do is throw on a log every 25-30mins. If you have any questions I can help you out the best I can.  (My wife hates this thing lol but it does turn out good food.)  I plan on building a bigger one in the spring with an underground venting system.

2hours in first cook

• shamp
• Oct 25, 2012

smoker

• shamp
• Oct 25, 2012

 this but if you have any questions let me know. 

 

[atcnick]

Lots of good smoker designs and pictures here. It's in polish but te pics speak for themself.

http://wedlinydomowe.pl/budowa-wedzarni-i-wedzenie/budowa-wedzarni


-Nick

 

[pit 4 brains]

Lots of good smoker designs and pictures here. It's in polish but te pics speak for themself.
http://wedlinydomowe.pl/budowa-wedzarni-i-wedzenie/budowa-wedzarni
-Nick

A lot of those words would be handy in a game of Scrabble.

I think I'm gonna move to Poland. How did you find that site anyhow?

 

[atcnick]

I can read a little Polish. I'm a member of the forum there and just found my way to that section somehow. For what I couldn't read I used google translator.

 

[roller]

I am enjoying that thanks !!!!

 

[cfarley]

Thanks for the links and pics!