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Reader Submissions: Show off your Custom BBQ Smoker

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Check out our readers custom smokers. These works of love not only deliver great barbecue but show off the inventiveness and creativity of the barbecue community. If you have one of these beauties go ahead and . . .

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Triple Chef Smoker

This is a pellet grill and I use Traeger pellets. About one to one and a half per hour depends on the temp your running. Now, when using it as a grill you can go through a lot of pellet . I would say…More

Bessie

Charcoal and logs, runs 24hrs on 6 bags if Kingsford and 10 good size splits. I start the charcoal on a turkey fryer burner in a chimney starter it takes about 1 can every hour.I use maple Apple and …More

Smoke Bomb

It runs on charcoal and logs. Propane 2-burner stove on the back. Ussually burn cherry or apple. Why is this category 200 characters minimum??? Seems pretty excessive just so say that it burns some w…More

Handi Filer

Mesquite wood dried full limbs 1 inch to 4 inch burn to red oal then add small pieces as needed I use burns o matic torch to get started dont add too much wood at times will get too hot keep water pa…More

The Tractor

The fire box will accept 18" logs. Splitting down to about 3" diameter is best. It can also be used as a standard charcoal grill by building fire directly in the cooking chamber. My favorite wood is …More

Outhouse Smoker

Charcoal and wood chunk mix. I also have a small propane burner in bottom if needed. It also has a cold smoke attachment that uses wood chips w/ low pressure compressed air. When hot smoking the fire…More

Ye Old Outhouse

When smoking heavy meats I heat with a 22.5 '' weber smoker, 8 lb of charcoal will run this smoker at 250 for over 8 hrswith just a few chunks of wood for nice thin blue smoke..and remove it and repl…More

Papas Potbelly Smoker

my papa is a wood burner.I do use a little lump charcoal to start it,but thats it... then I add the hickory wood (gotta be hickory,lol).I also use white oak to balance out the smoke flavor...I believ…More

The Hog

I built the unit to run on charcoal, wood logs or propane. I can run 20 to 30 hours on one tank (100 lb) of propane or 6 to 8 sacks of charcoal and the last time we used cherry wood it took about 6- …More

Betty Bad Box

100% wood,lump,pellets,charcoal,the Traeger after mods burns 25-30% less pellets than Orig. Big Carl is 1/4 thick Cast iron and burns the least amount of wood of any smoker ever,off-set or otherwise,…More

Smoke'em if you got'em!

Apple, pear, apricot, peach, alder, sugar maple (and peacan when we can get it) mix of hardwood logs and Royal Oak Lump Hardwood Charcoal. We start it up using a charcoal chimney (never charcoal ligh…More

"PHIL"

This smoker only cooks on wood!! Has a old wood stove on the back removed from the deer hunting shack. This smoker has gone through many revisions over the years, and I will more than likely change i…More

The Pioneer Barn

I use so much less propane than I used too when I was using the grill often. The gas smoker burns about 75% less than my bbq grill. The cabinet is so versatile you can use practicaly any kind of heat…More

Offset Stick Burner

You can use a variety of fuel sources, either alone or in combination with each other. Any of the following work very well in this smoker. Wood, charcoal, chunk or chips. A very efficient smoker. Onc…More

Jim Bob Smoker

Just charcoal and wood for smoke. I used to use briquettes now i just use natural lump. I have a good supply of apple wood for smoke and flavor. I like it the best. Some of it is in chunks and some i…More

The Silver Slugger

My fuel of choice is Stubb's charcoal briquettes. They don't give off any foul smell or flavor and have a long consistent burn. When doing a look cook, I use the minion method, which is filling the c…More

The Big Easy Custom Smoker

Charcoal, wood, whatever can burn in this type of arena.I smoked ribs for 12 hrs once at about 180 to 200 degrees and I used 1 large bag of Kingsford charcoal. I am trying to figure out how to get a …More

Big Red Custom Smoker

She's fueled with Royal Oak lump charcoal, with hickory and apple chunks added for flavor. She burns about one chimney of lump per hour which we add unlit. She'll also run as a stick burner, and we'v…More

Big Red

The primary fuel is propane. We have double 15 gallon tanks with six burners. With the two built-in insulated 30 gallon ice chests and the perimeter storage compartments it provides a fully contained…More

Johnson's Boucaniere Custom Smoker

Our smokers are fed by natural gas log lighters and the exclusive wood we use for the traditional meats we smoke is oak wood. The units are insulated extremely well. We start out our smoke with 4-5 l…More

TWOCAN Custom Smoker/Grill

Charcoal is the main fuel that we use on our grill but when it is transformed into a smoker, wood can also be used. Charcoal gives a much taster flavor when cooking slow. When smoking our food, we so…More

Big D's Smoker

Hickory and Pecan mostly. I try to use all wood. I use a mixture of dry and green. It has a propane starter on it , but I DO NOT RUN IT WHILE COOKING. No propane on my meat. Just love and wood smoke.…More

Knaack Box Smoker

I start the pit with about 10lbs. of charcoal to get it up to temp around 250 to 275 this takes about 30 min. After the pit is to temp and I have a good bed of coals. I then start to add wood Pecan i…More

Custom Smoker

Wood and Charcoal, About 2 bags a BBQ session. The favorite for me is either Hickory or Mesquite. It seems a hardwood lasts longer, but sometimes it seems like it makes the meat to smoky. The rotisse…More

USPS Mailbox Smoker

Charcoal with a charcoal basket in the bottom of the cooker and a water pan can be placed in the cooker also. Chicken I use 1 chimney full. There are two shelves and the mail drop door at the top wor…More

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