Ceramic clay pot smoker

[Klutzy68]

Nice smoker, terrible video! It could be good if you explain everything you are now having to post, instead of playing bad music.

[Klutzy68]

Nice smoker, terrible video!

[TJLSamoa]

You disassemble the hotplate and run the two wires from the plastic housing and control up through the whole in the bottom of the pot, where the burner itself will sit (on rivets or something to keep it off the floor of the pot). Reattach the wires and you now have the controls under the pot...it won't shut off or burn out this way.

[dj504dj]

has anyone smoked a turkey on one of these before? i'm worried how it would turn out if i can't get the smoker up to 350

[Energi2DmaxX]

real BBQ it does not need to get any hotter then 250F , the wonderful thing about BBQ is of course the smoke but you can literly over cook the meat and still get it tender and juicy if you rest it properly, once cooked put it directly in a oven bag and let it rest till its about 110f, and for poultry "birds" i would keep it basted with a mop sauce

[daneleven]

where did you get the pot you used as a lid, i can't find one anywhere?

Thanks

[bgautrea]

If I remember correctly, I think it just came from a hardware store. It was a local one though, not a big box store like HD or Lowes.

[SpunkSpewer]

Did you ever find a lid?? I am looking for one now.

[TJLSamoa]

I'm just using a pot the same size as the base...I actually have to watch it to make sure it doesn't get too hot....wish I'd found this years ago ..

[mhguy77]

Hey I am wanting to smoke a brisket in this but I am afraid of the fat dripping

any tips?

[bgautrea]

I'd say inside the pot you could add a second rack below the rack with the brisket and put a pie plate or something like that on it to catch the drippings. That should keep it from dripping down onto the hot plate or into the pan with the wood chips.

[TJLSamoa]

I just use a turkey roaster with a rack in mine....you aren't grilling..you're smoking...and the smoke and dry heat will cook your food...just have it on a rack above your pan and you're good. Much cleaner too.

[macfrugal]

How did you control the hot plate? I tried a dimmer switch (like Alton said in his book), but the thing fried out. They don't make those strong enough for this. Did you figure something out, or are you just disassembling to twiddle with the hot plate?

[roteus]

hahaha, this is Flowers pot!!!

[kydrice]

thanks General obvious. It's called HOMEMADE.

[JephSullivan]

Awesome! Is that an outdoor propane burner at the bottom? Or is there an electric hot plate in there like the Alton Brown one?

[bgautrea]

Thanks! It is sitting on top of a propane burner only because i wanted to set it on something and that was nearby. I used the hot plate inside just like AB.

[lordmenetti]

that looks like a great smoker!

i'd love to try and make one as im in australia and the only smoker model that is sold locally is the weber smokey mountain which goes for over $700 aud - wow!

i been dying to try smoked beef brisket ever since visiting the TGI fridays in the states.

any tips, info and links you can give would be great.

cheers

[dizzythorsten]

theres a company selling real kamad smokers in oz --grill dome, do a googler search :-)

[dizzythorsten]

I meant kamado

[ZeroEffect29]

kick ass!

[bgautrea]

thanks. and yea, the ribs didnt turn out too bad either.