Anybody Like BBQ?

RGrizzleLeather

RGrizzleLeather

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Fired up my old homemade smoker today and smoked a pork shoulder. I thought I'd share some pictures. I used white oak for wood and the average cooking temp was around 275.

I built this smoker a few years ago and although it ain't pretty, it sure gets the job done. I have cooked all kinds of meat on this thing and it always turns out great. I think I got about $200 and a half days work invested in it. The blocks are just stacked and I got the steel from a local welding shop and had the welder add handles to the lids. Just build a fire in the fire box and crack the lid on the other end. If you need more heat, throw some more wood on and if it gets too hot, just crack the lid a little more.



Here are the results.

I don't have my JK Knives yet so I had to make do.

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Oh man that looks good RG,thanks for the tease.:rolleyes: :)

Cool smoker too.Good 'ol american ingenuity right there.:thumbup:
 
I love it! Man, that's pretty clever:thumbup:
Ain't nobody gonna hook up to it and haul that smoker away :D
 
At the time, I was looking to buy a smoker. Most of what I found was thinner metal which wouldn't hold up long outdoors or cost way too much. So I just decided to make one. When I first built it, my wife said it was ugly. After I got through cooking on it, she didn't care what it looked like :D Her favorite is the smoked turkey.

Last year, I bought a chargriller pro to keep under the carport and mostly got it for steaks and burgers. It is big enough to smoke a shoulder or chicken on though by building an offset fire and I use it a lot.

All in all, I still prefer my homemade smoker and it has a lot more room if your cooking more than one thing.

Here are a few pictures from past cook outs.

Turkey
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Pork and wings.
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Those are some fantastic photos!
Makes my propane grill feel like a loser.:D
 
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Nothing says keep your grubby mits off my chow like those pics :D LOL!
Awesome!
 
My dad always says he doesn't trust a man who doesn't drink and I'll add I don't trust anyone who doesn't like barbecue.
 
That looks delicious!

I can almost smell it from here - thank you for the mouth watering pictures .

best

mqqn
 
Y'all fellers every get around north east GA, give me a holler ahead of time and we will throw something on the smoker. I usually cook a five to eight pound shoulder which will can take seven to nine hours or so. Whole chickens and small turkeys take four to five hours. I have two more pork shoulders and a twelve to thirteen pound turkey in the freezer now. Ribs are dang good too.
 
RGrizzleLeather said:
Fired up my old homemade smoker today and smoked a pork shoulder. I thought I'd share some pictures. I used white oak for wood and the average cooking temp was around 275.

I built this smoker a few years ago and although it ain't pretty, it sure gets the job done. I have cooked all kinds of meat on this thing and it always turns out great. I think I got about $200 and a half days work invested in it. The blocks are just stacked and I got the steel from a local welding shop and had the welder add handles to the lids. Just build a fire in the fire box and crack the lid on the other end. If you need more heat, throw some more wood on and if it gets too hot, just crack the lid a little more.



Here are the results.

I don't have my JK Knives yet so I had to make do.

28jhzpy.jpg

35jm4g3.jpg

i1iljt.jpg

5mitlg.jpg

5lwfo9.jpg

2e4arg2.jpg
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Nice looking piece of meat. I like the outside part the best. My wife likes inside meat the best, so that works out fine.
 
Nothing wrong with that pit! Love to bbq and grill. Spare ribs, ham, pork loin, turkey, shoulder - its all good. I had an old Hasty Bake - it finally wore out and we picked up a new one. Have been wanting to build something that will retain heat a bit better - yours looks great. Like the HK.
 
There's a good bit of magic in wood smoke. Looks like you know how to harness it pretty well!
 
RGrizzleLeather said:
Y'all fellers every get around north east GA, give me a holler ahead of time and we will throw something on the smoker. I usually cook a five to eight pound shoulder which will can take seven to nine hours or so. Whole chickens and small turkeys take four to five hours. I have two more pork shoulders and a twelve to thirteen pound turkey in the freezer now. Ribs are dang good too.
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Party at RG's!!
Thanks for the invite,but sadly it's a bit of a drive from over here on the other side of the country.(dang it)
 
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