Recent content by hogmeat

I am very sorry I never came back and showed pics of this smoker in action but I will go by and get one of it from my friend I sold it to.it wound up being a great smoker.but due to circumstances out of my control with the divorce I was unable to keep it. now I am starting another grill that I...

got the butts smoking......enjoy your Thanksgiving everyone

I have all the material to start my portable propane tank smoker.i have aquired a lot of cool ideas from this forum and wanted to start a thread on it.any and all comments are appreciated during this build.my sincere thanks.

pork shoulder

well the chicken was great with tater salad,texas toast & 3 bean baked beans but my lovely wife said next time take the foil off a lil sooner and it would make the skin a lil crispier which is more to her liking but i thought it was good anyway but i may be a little partial since i am the...

put on an 8 lb. pork shoulder and some leg quarters to see how she does hope we'll be having BBQ tomorrow and chicken tonite.......i hope....a whole hog is easy compared to cooking just parts at least it seems to me. :D

i started a fire this evening to see how she drafts and seems to be good.i forgot to install some more bracing on the expanded metal rack and the heat warped it a lil will fix this weekend all that is left is the temp gauges.gonna burn some more oak in it this weekend if have time.this is...

a left and right vent

installed vents for the firebox today.

vents and a handle for the firebox and two temp gauges (unsure of type gauge yet or location)and i think she will be ready to season.squirted it with flat black hightemp paint and installed some of the handles need to install them on the stack dampners will try to finish one day next week after...

trying to finish up some things got some handles and locks made up still got a ways to go to bee finished by november

gonna try the pig stuffed with chicken when i finish my pit sounds great.

i used 4x4x1/4 square tubing for the legs and i think they look ok. started grindng and cleaning up trying to get it ready for paint but i still have dampners to build and install.

love lynyrd skynyrd myself and the diamond plate adds a lil appeal to the pit.you make the purchase yet?good luck

yea no galvanized steel grates or pans in your pits not only does it contain lead but zinc is present also. :wink: