A good cook can make good BBQ in anything. I decided after years of working with a small water smoker--and recently acquiring a vacation house--to build one of my own. This project involves a lot ...

Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build ... steel drum and parts found in any decent hardware store, the design produces an exceptional smoker. Building it is like ...

This isn’t just a quick overview—we’re getting into the details: Choosing materials: tank size, steel thickness ... Let’s build a smoker the Texas way—Chuds BBQ style.

Want some deep smokey BBQ flavor without shelling out hundreds for a ceramic smoker? For $50 worth of parts and a trip to the hardware store, you can build your own. One of the keys to good BBQ is ...

The typical charcoal grill can do more than just char meat. It can take the place of a separate meat smoker ... the parts for food safety (e.g., stainless steel over galvanized steel), though.