Stealth Stalker Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Its tipping it down here & I'm bored so as usual I've been inspired by the recent threads regarding smokers to have a go at making one. I've cut the top out of an old drum & burnt it out to remove all trace of what was previously in there, & cut the bottom out of a dumped shopping trolley to create a grill/shelf (I know naughty boy) but I'm sure M&S wont miss one trolley Question is what now? And has anyone got an old webber drum BBQ lid that they no longer need? Any tips & advice would be appreciated Cheers SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 You could probably get away with just a sheet of steel roughly cut to size and weighted down with a brick for the lid. Put some hooks on the underside and you could even smoke whole fish from the top. From the other threads, it seems having a series of different mounting points for the shelf is a good plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Good going SS, you need a water bowl in there to keep the heat moist and then some more shelves - I wouldn' recomend trying to hang a fish from a hook in a hot smoker, it'll disintegrate. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 cool! i made one yesterday with a steel rubbish bin (new), i put water in the bottom and filled an iron bucket with charcoal and set that in the water, then hung a bbq grill inside it with wire; punches a few holes in the lid and i was sorted, made asmoked chicken, very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Another one... That means I am going to have to make one now. Dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Another one... That means I am going to have to make one now. Dammit. yep, its infectious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Me & a Mate tried making a cold smoker last year. Should have seen it. Typical bloody over the top design by my mate. It ended up looking like the mother of all cybermen. 2 metal dustbins with bits of flue liner coming out at all angles, etc. If anyone has any details of how to make a cold smoker, any chance you could post it? And if that wasn't bad enough, we dared to venture into the realms of making our own elderflower champagne. Christ, that was a mistake. I'll post that story in the "off topic" section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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