Thread: Sausage and Smoke Cooking

Appreciate the offer tc, and the reviews.
Found an online shop in Canada that carries that, and suckle busters which I’ve also heard good things about.
https://lumberjackpellets.ca/product...y/sauces-rubs/
Spend $100, free shipping too!

Not my best smoke ring, this oak burned slower, maybe cause it was from barrels?, but no lack of delicious flavour in there!


Homebaked cherry pie and some sourdough to round off the plates.


Cornbread was a hit, as was everything else. And enough leftover brisket to make some chili with.

Sure glad I have u guys that are smoking meats. I may need some assistance from y'all.

I've recently replaced my 20 some year old gas grill. You know, the type with the cast aluminum housings that last forever.

What I'm thinking is, adapting a burner box to the old girl. Which can be obtained from Amazon for around $70.



I know...I could just buy a complete "Texas style" smoker for a little over $200, but most don't offer the room I'd achieve, with my ol gas grill.

So, anyone have any thoughts or suggestions.!

I do know there are a few modification's needed to be done to the grill to seal it up, better. But any help is appreciated.

Gotta get this smoking figured out...got two huge briskets in the freezer, now. Probably will have to cut them in half to cut back on cook time. Their about 18 lbs a piece, so we'd be looking at 20+ hrs of cooking. I'd be hard pressed, to pull that off, I think.

Thanks for any help, along the way

So a gas powered off set smoker is what you are building Mike?
That kettles gonna replace your current grill box on the old frame?
Cool build..
Bet Charlie will have some ideas, he’s a pretty clever builder.

once you got the adapted mounting points marked off, should be a pretty straight forward swap..
Look forward to pics, maybe start a thread, ‘smoker build from old bbq frame’?

I think the large jar around here is 7$.

Gonna remove all the LP stuff, Mike. Just want it as a smoke box, on its original, but modified, frame. May have to mod the burn box, as well.

I'm thinking I might be able to use either the flexible clothes dryer hose, if it can handle the heat, or the automotive exhaust pipe, to connect them together

It's just the hilljack in me, we tend to see if there's a repurpose for things, before throwing them away. At least I know my smoke box won't ever rust out, being cast aluminum.

What I could do....if I only had a metal brake.

What would you use the hose for?

I smoke in a propane bbq at work. The biggest problem is controlling the air flow so the heat doesn’t all go away with a low fire. I take the grate out on one side and have a fire basket in there. The meat goes on the grill. I use tin foil to seal the gap in the lid and hold the smoke and heat in. The propane also has a big gap on the bottom that makes controlling the fire challenging. Basically I start it small and add a little charcoal every few hours. It’s a lot of fussing about but makes good pulled pork and roasts. On your build you could plug off the bottom permanently and gasket the lid and put a vent control on the top and then bolt your firebox directly on the lower side.

Well, I have changed my idea of adding a burn barrel to the ol LP grill.


After watching umptine videos, a similar idea as Shaun's, popped up. A bit of diggin around the shed/ man cave, rendered the pieces of aluminum to create what should be a good smoker.

I left the lowest grate that sat below the gas burner, so to have a flat surface below the meat for a pan of water, if need be.

I then used the sideburner grate, and made a divider wall for a place for charcoal n wood chunks. A burn box, to say

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Sealed all the holes with aluminum plates, or bolts n washers.

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The main concern was the big gap on the nack of the hood, as Shaun talked about. The perfect solution.... A piece of drip edge left over from a roofing job, bolted to the grill. Seals a treat.!



For now, ashes will have to fall thru the vent, till I figure out something better.

I did install a vent flap under the firebox side, and four, one inch vented holes in the hood, opposite side to the fire box.

Looking forward to the burn in test!
Looks like a workable design Mike.