Smokehouse Project (pictures)

cowgirlone · #21 10/09/07, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain Mick

Hi Cowgirlone any photos of her is full smoke?? and what are the dimensions please. and smoke pipe hole is this your stoking hole to add more wood etc.??

Mick

Mick, I haven't got it finished yet. There will be a pipe running from the hole over to a metal fire box set several feet away from the actual smokehouse...That's where the smoke will be coming from.
I have the pipe almost connected.........I'm waiting on a baffle that will help control the smoke coming out of the firebox.

As soon as I get it up and running, I'll post some pictures.

I forgot to add.......it's 4'wide, 3'deep and 6'7" tall.

cowgirlone · #22 10/09/07, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by moonwolf

CGO,
That is a very cool and clever looking idea for a smokehouse. Thanks for posing the pics. Just one last question. What wood are you using to smoke up that with?

Thank you moonwolf.

I had a change of plans half way through building it. I had planned on using the existing block pit that I use to cook hogs on........but decided to get more blocks and make it more permanent.
I built the thing on saw horses to keep it off the ground.........it was tricky doing everything on a ladder! LOL! (I built it in DH's shop...I didn't want anything to touch it)
Right now, the blocks are not set with mortar or anything......I want to be sure I like the location before making it permanent.

I have a lot of old hardwood and a bunch of mesquite. I also have some apple and hickory chunks.........a few packages of fruit sawdust.
It will depend on what I am smoking at the time. I plan on using the hardwood for heat and adding a few chunks or some of the sawdust to create the smoke....
I do this with my hot smoker.

I have some pecan chunks too. (forgot about them)