Starting Materials I.

To begin with, I have an old smoker donated by a neighbor. He was sick of the sight of it. Me? I'm happy to take anything that's free!





Yes it's the classic Smoke'n Pit Smoke King Outdoor Barbecue and Grill weighing in at a handy 238lbs - perfect for the beach!


Handy manual with full exploded view here!

(Why, I often ask myself, is the "and" abbreviated with just one apostrophe at the beginning, but none at the end?)



Look at that! It has (from the top) three chrome cooking grills (now rusted), one Porcelain coated water pan (chipped), one Porcelain coated charcoal pan (charcoaled to death), and even a grate for the bottom of the charcoal pan. Apparently it is an absolute bastard to operate, needing constant tending of the charcoal to maintain the temperature, which is not fun if you want to smoke at 200F for 8 hours.

I used a cheap electric burner in the bottom pan, with an old metal cup of wet chips, but then I was cold-smoking cheese and stuff in the middle of winter, and just wanted smoke at a temp of less than 80F.

Here is a side view, and you can just make out one hole at the top and one hole at the bottom. I can't tell you what they are for, but I think they will come in useful, because I am starting to have an idea.
A cunning plan you might say.