250 Gallon Propane Tank Smoker w/ Warming Cabinet

[Squiggle]

Awesome work dude, looks great!

[Pete Mazz]

Nice! The bending saves a lot of welding!

[Squiggle]

& grinding!

[Big T]

[Rodcrafter]

Oh yeah


Making memories.

[SmokinHawgBBQ]

Wicked !!!
Mike

[low class]

The moment of truth!!!

So far so good.



I am not going to have it on a permanent trailer until after fair is over. I want to use as much time as I have available to become familiar with learning what is does and doesn't like to do.



I had no trouble hitting 300°



I tried to see how steady of a temp I could hold. I was shooting for 275° I seasoned it with cooking oil before starting the fire. I have a little over four weeks to get it dialed in for fair. Tomorrow night's dinner will be my first smoke on it. I already love the way is smells and it hasn't even had any meat inside of it yet.

[bluecatfish]

[Rodcrafter]

That thing is a dandy


Making memories.

[Big T]

[low class]

The test results are in! I ran my first smoke this weekend. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I will shut up.



I also got to run some ribs on it.

Looking forward to loading this thing up for a real test

[Big T]

It's making my mouth water just looking at it

[Pete Mazz]

[Rodcrafter]

[bluecatfish]

[low class]

A quick update. I still have some work to do on the smoker, but I got to use it at our county fair. I smoked 700 lbs. of tri tip during the five days of fair. I used the warming cabinet to heat the beans that go with our meal.



I am planning on mounting it on a trailer and finishing up the latches on the doors and the shelving in the warming cabinet now that school is back in session.

[Pete Mazz]

How'd she cook?

[Squiggle]

Very cool dude!

[low class]

How'd she cook?

It did GREAT! I am starting to get a feel for it. I don't push it hard on warm it. It takes me an hour from the time I start the briquets until it is up to temp. I am running approximately a 5 degree differential from left to right. The upper shelf runs warmer, but I have not taken the time to measure the temperature yet. I am running the tri tip at 205° for two and a half hours. Most of my smoking has been on the bottom rack. I did some pork butts at 275° for about 8 hours and they came out awesome!

Now I have to make it portable. It is a beast and a real pain to move around. I am thankful for friends with heavy equipment.

[The Czar]

That not a small amount of tri tip!!!!

[Dirtytires]

No kidding.....must have been one hack of a big cow!

Congrats on a great cook.