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  • Rehab and Mods to my Smoker

    So it all started a few weeks ago with a small patch of rust repair on my vertical smoker. Well when that patch was fixed and repainted, it didnt match the rest of the smoker... and WHO wants to look at a miss matched smoker... PFFT.

    It was then all sanded down and repainted. She received new tires and hardware.




    Added some fire brick, new home made (Adjustable) baffle and firebox grate (i know its not pritty, but it WORKS. Made from scrap to keep my cost down!)





    After that I re-seasoned her.




    WELL today, was my biggest change to my smoker. I removed the "grille" crap grate thing that sat atop the fire box and replaced it with a griddle!

    Before:


    AFTER!



    Coated it with some canola oil and BOOM!

    I LOVE this! I was able to shore up the area i was losing heat and smoke from! AND now I have a spot to cook a pot of beans, or veggies or whatever AS I smoke without having to fire up the other BBQ!!

    And YEP the griddle gets NICE AND HOT!!


    Ready to fire her up today for some Beer Can Chicken!!!!

  • #2
    Wow, that's pretty dang sweet!


    Drinks well with others



    ~ P4 ~

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    • #3
      Awesome drumbic - Great idea with the griddle
      ~ George Burns

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      • #4
        Great job! I love the griddle Might want to check on a patent...
        Craig
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        • #5
          I love the griddle idea, and the wood grate is super heavy duty. I might have to incorporate those. thanks for the pics!
          Current babies:
          -Daughter's 10"x24" RF smoker
          -RichTee's Lang :)
          Former Lineup:
          -Charbroil Santa Fe grill
          -1954'ish Philco fridge smoker
          -1950's GE electric fridge smoker in progress (Went to WuTang and will probably never be completed. lol)
          -enough beer to drown any problem/ailment you may encounter

          "if you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough"
          BTW, U of M sucks, Go Big Red! I have bragging rights to 2018!

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          • #6
            Great idea!!!! Sort of makes you wonder why it's not built that way to start with.

            Add a black iron pipe grease drain to the griddle turning out the side to a container, and it's a full service griddle giving you the best of both worlds.
            Dave

            I love coming home. My back porch smells just like a BBQ joint.....

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            • #7
              Thanks all.

              I am smoking the beer can chicken as we speak... The grille did take me about 45 more min to get up to temp. I guess heating the steel and bricks need extra time than without them!


              Originally posted by dward51 View Post

              Add a black iron pipe grease drain to the griddle turning out the side to a container, and it's a full service griddle giving you the best of both worlds.
              OOOOOOHHHHHHHH I didnt even THINK about that... That would have made this griddle EPIC!! Could have been smoking bacon and cooking the eggs at the same time!!!!

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              • #8
                Mods worked over VERY well to maintain my temp through the cook! I used less wood and chrocal!



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                • #9
                  Now that's some good lookin chicken...
                  Craig
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                  • #10
                    Great looking chicken, and I love the griddle idea!


                    Drinks well with others



                    ~ P4 ~

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                    • #11
                      Nice mods and good looking chicken
                      z
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                      • #12
                        Nice doins, excellent mods and de chiggin look good toooooo!
                        Mark
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                        "Likes smokey old pool rooms, clear mountain mornins. Little warm puppies, children and girls of the night"?
                        Smoked-Meat Certified Sausage Head!

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                        • #13
                          Thanks everyone. I am happy with her! Added the gasket and latches.



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