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  • YooperDogY YooperDog

    daryl That is a great looking smoke house, a work of art. Can you get the temp up to hot smoke?

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    daryl
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    YooperDog not using the remote firebox setup. It does have a poured concrete floor with three and four course of block behind the stone. Theoretically I could put a small fire in the base but have not. I really enjoy smoked Turkey and would like to do that. Sort of afraid of burning it down though! It can get warm enough to get an internal temp of 140 on a pork loin cured as Canadian bacon.

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      YooperDog not using the remote firebox setup. It does have a poured concrete floor with three and four course of block behind the stone. Theoretically I could put a small fire in the base but have not. I really enjoy smoked Turkey and would like to do that. Sort of afraid of burning it down though! It can get warm enough to get an internal temp of 140 on a pork loin cured as Canadian bacon.

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      glen
      Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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      daryl Great looking smokehouse
      Is it too far from an electric outlet to use that as a safe heat booster?
      You may already know this but if you decide to put a fire on the floor be sure to insulate the concrete with fire brick

      Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
      Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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        daryl Great looking smokehouse
        Is it too far from an electric outlet to use that as a safe heat booster?
        You may already know this but if you decide to put a fire on the floor be sure to insulate the concrete with fire brick

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        daryl
        Yearling
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        glen yeah i have electric 10 feet away at the dog lot but would just do the floor thing. i have a stack of the thin firebrick for stoves i could put down. i am smoking Canadian bacon and belly bacon right now and it is 160.

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          SupplySergeant
          Yearling
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          Gorgeous old school cold smokehouses here!

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          • D daryl

            Who has built their own smokehouse? This is one my grandson and I built last summer. I have mostly done Canadian bacon, belly bacon, and country hams. It is a great cold smoker, but will get hot enough for the Canadian bacon. 20210325_113450.jpg 20210109_163324.jpg

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            Hog Pen
            Yearling
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            daryl ![0_1621107079755_20210417_131043.jpg](Uploading 100%) here’s mine

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              Gravity Storm
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              IMG_20160622_194943480~2.jpg

              Years back, my first smoker was an old cemented in outhouse that came with the house I bought. Bought a barrel stove kit and piped it in. Wasn’t the best setup, but got me started.

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              • D daryl

                YooperDog not using the remote firebox setup. It does have a poured concrete floor with three and four course of block behind the stone. Theoretically I could put a small fire in the base but have not. I really enjoy smoked Turkey and would like to do that. Sort of afraid of burning it down though! It can get warm enough to get an internal temp of 140 on a pork loin cured as Canadian bacon.

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                kyle
                Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide
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                daryl in my smoker I cut the legs down on a Turkey deep fryer if I want easy heat. 99% of the time I only use a oak or maple fire in the bottom. My dads first smoker was built of wood, then we built one out of a metal vending machine

                hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!

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                • D daryl

                  glen yeah i have electric 10 feet away at the dog lot but would just do the floor thing. i have a stack of the thin firebrick for stoves i could put down. i am smoking Canadian bacon and belly bacon right now and it is 160.

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                  glen
                  Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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                  daryl Many years ago I built a small open top fire pit directly on my concrete patio floor
                  During our third fire a 1/2 inch deep and 8 inch diameter patch blew out, thank goodness we weren’t huddled around it at the time!
                  I knew better than to weld directly on concrete but didn’t think a small fire would be a problem

                  Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                  Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                    craigrice
                    Power User Canning Team Orange Regular Contributors Veteran Masterbuilt
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                    nicely done

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                    • JonesyJ Jonesy

                      daryl
                      This is my answer to adding humidity while getting my internal temperature to safe levels:!SAM_0562.JPG

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                      JoeB
                      Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                      Jonesy Simple, and gets the job done no better solution than that.

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                      • G Gravity Storm

                        IMG_20160622_194943480~2.jpg

                        Years back, my first smoker was an old cemented in outhouse that came with the house I bought. Bought a barrel stove kit and piped it in. Wasn’t the best setup, but got me started.

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                        JoeB
                        Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                        Gravity Storm Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder… Looks good to me. My first smoker was a cardboard box. Later upgraded to recycled corrugated tin roofing. Cheers

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                        • Hog PenH Hog Pen

                          daryl ![0_1621107079755_20210417_131043.jpg](Uploading 100%) here’s mine

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                          daryl
                          Yearling
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                          Hog Pen the photo did not upload. Would like to see it.

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                          • G Gravity Storm

                            IMG_20160622_194943480~2.jpg

                            Years back, my first smoker was an old cemented in outhouse that came with the house I bought. Bought a barrel stove kit and piped it in. Wasn’t the best setup, but got me started.

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                            Yearling
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                            Gravity Storm it looks great but I would have been buying bleach by the drum before it’s first use!! I’m the end though, it looks very functional.

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                              daryl Many years ago I built a small open top fire pit directly on my concrete patio floor
                              During our third fire a 1/2 inch deep and 8 inch diameter patch blew out, thank goodness we weren’t huddled around it at the time!
                              I knew better than to weld directly on concrete but didn’t think a small fire would be a problem

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                              daryl
                              Yearling
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                              glen who said Afghans developed IEDs? That was a chunk of concrete.

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                                BigJake44
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                                A cold smoker you just want to keep the smoke in, and let the heat out! All good ideas and designs!

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                                  glen who said Afghans developed IEDs? That was a chunk of concrete.

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                                  JoeB
                                  Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                                  daryl the same thing would happen if you built a firepit / place with regular bricks… They would crack or explode. With concrete its expansion that is trapped… Things that go boom when you don’t want them to go boom. (old Artillery saying, sub bang for Infantry)

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                                    A cold smoker you just want to keep the smoke in, and let the heat out! All good ideas and designs!

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                                    JoeB
                                    Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                                    BigJake44 Ya, I’m a little embarrassed … No glass window door or Bluetooth😊

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                                    • D daryl

                                      Who has built their own smokehouse? This is one my grandson and I built last summer. I have mostly done Canadian bacon, belly bacon, and country hams. It is a great cold smoker, but will get hot enough for the Canadian bacon. 20210325_113450.jpg 20210109_163324.jpg

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                                      Brian Schneider
                                      Team Blue
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                                      daryl Here is the one my father in law and I built last year
                                      Screenshot_20210812-142932_Gallery.jpg

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                                        daryl Here is the one my father in law and I built last year
                                        Screenshot_20210812-142932_Gallery.jpg

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                                        cdavis
                                        Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User
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                                        Brian Schneider that thing looks awesome 👌

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                                          daryl
                                          Yearling
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                                          Where is the fire built? I am guessing that is the home behind it (with the light fixture).

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