lozrob Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 After a lot of reading other members posts on smoking meat / fish etc, i decided to make a smoker. got a 40 gallon oil drum , cut a 12 inch square door , added hinges and a latch. drilled holes in the bottom , just a few mind. made air vents on the sides. converted a metal bucket to my charcoal bucket, welded a shelf about a third of the way up. metal dustbin lid fits a treat. used a grill basket from B & Q to put my meat in. cooking the pigeon breasts. soak in a salt water brine over night. soaked my hickory woodchips for an hour before i needed them. got my charcoal alight in the bucket. got the heat up inside the smoker for about half an hour, ( checked the temperature , was about 140 degrees.) chucked in a good handful of wet woodchips. fixed the lid on , and left for 45 minutes. come out bloody gorgeous , will never eat bbq pigeon again. you lot must try it. cheers. cant put pictures on here will try to put them in the sporting pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Sound's a nice piece of kit :blink: stag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Lets see some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppy Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 That sounds a good way to make a smoker, me and my nephew are toying with building one,wot other wood can you use ,or could you use hickory hammer shafts ,sorry but not very up on pros and cons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozrob Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 heppy. i brought my woodchips from my local bbq centre , only 4 quid a bag , that will last ages. and they have plenty of different sorts. pictures are in sporting pictures now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 did you just throw the chips right onto the charcoal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozrob Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 babbyc1000. yes , soaked them first , then straight onto the coals. a handful of chips lasted about an hour of smoke , will try chunks next , been told they last much longer. cheers for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 cheers mate, im thinking of making a smoker soon too :blink: just want to find out as much as i can first, never thought of using charcoal before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sounds good, a good old UDS (Ugly Drum Smoker) they work really well. I have some plans somewhere and will dig them out for the guys that are thinking about building one. Wood wise there are loads of different ones you can use: Cherry Apple Pecan Oak (I have some chips made out of old Jack Daniels barrels mmm) Plum Mesquite Hickory Pear Just make sure if you use lofs that they have been seasoned. I normally soak the chips for an hour or so and then wrap them in foil and put a couple of small hols in it for the smoke to filter out, when smoking you only need to be able to smell the wood smoke not see any more than a thin whisp, if you see lots it can turn the meat bitter as creasote builds up. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 i take my soaked woodchips but i put them onto a large rectangel of kitchen foil and and then make into a loose envelope and then put 2 holes into top with cocktail stick ..then i throw this foil enevelope directly ontop o the coals/charcoal.. dunnoe if im wrong doing this but the introductory smoker book i have said this prolonged the smoke and made a little go a long way so to speak.. sauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan.heywood Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I have some plans somewhere and will dig them out for the guys that are thinking about building one. plans yeah theyd be helpful seems like the PW craze is smoker building at the moment duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Here are a couple of links, i lost my others on my old pc: http://www.cbbqa.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ugly_Drum_Smoker http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_31/487000...ulu-preview.pdf Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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