Re: smoking meat

From: zxcvbob <zxcvbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:17:13 -0500

Karl wrote:

Hello all,

I wish to make smoked meat, someone have a plan to build a smokebox, smokehouse or other interesting thing usefull fore smoking or curing meat or fish?

Thanks in advance, Karl

I haven't used it in a couple of years, but I have a smoker that I made from a 35 gallon galvanized trash can (a new one). Not much to it; a few 1/2" holes drill near the bottom for air, a paver (type of brick) in the bottom to keep the firebox up off the galvanized metal, an iron skillet for a firebox, and a grate suspended about halfway up.

I build a small smoky fire in the skillet using charcoal, apple or hickory wood chunks, and oak sawdust. Or sometimes a mixture of pecan shells and oak sawdust. I haven't tried corncobs yet, that's also supposed to work. Adjust the draft by how tightly the lid is attached. It doesn't get hot enough to actually cook the meat, so the meat should be either fully cooked or properly cured before it goes in. HTH :-)

Bob
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