Show us your Smoker Set-up

Looking tasty.

And to think you were thinking of getting rid of it. Aren't you glad you didn't.

Here's my layout, I just threw the back porch together this spring and freed up my garage where I was doing the cooking. Hope to use it all winter long.
Smoker, pellet grill and wood fired oven on the deck, not show is my santa maria wood BBQ grill.
not a propane tank on the property, the way it should be.

Looks great. Is the item on the right a wood fired oven? Tell me more.

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
Looks great. Is the item on the right a wood fired oven? Tell me more.

Yes!! One of those would be GREAT for pizza, bread, and baking!!! I would like to have one myself, AFTER I break down and get a Charbroiler...

would be a nice addition; here is a link to Quintessential Outdoor Living.

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Originally posted by TN Q:
would be a nice addition; here is a link to Quintessential Outdoor Living.

Thanks, but no prices... Not like I NEED something for my deck, just thought it looked interesting.

TN: you have it right on. its a quentessetial wood oven. we have done baked beans, bread, and cassaroles in it, funny thing though it's perfect for pizza and we haven't made any yet. Found this via craigslist. a little pricey but handy when power is out. Hope to use it all year long.
out of all the units on the deck I tend to use the smokette most of all, less caretending, just fill it up turn it on and let it do its thing. and it puts out super eats. I guess i'm just lazy.
if anyone needs info and/or my thoughts on any of the units shown please send e-mail. I will be happy to give my thoughts or recommendations on any of them, or better yet stop by, Bring beer (German Beer) and I will give demonstrations on all of them.
Papasmurph

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Thanks, but no prices... Not like I NEED something for my deck, just thought it looked interesting.

need to go to the dealers tab; many have web sites with pricing

Looks nice. Great setup. Why not switch the Cookshack and the wood oven so the cooler Cookshack is near your wood siding? Just a thought.

I needed the cord to reach to the outlet. It has since been changed to what you suggested and I have added a nice table with shelf and a small refridge so now it's nice cooking out there.

If you take another picture, I'd sure like to see it.

Just picked up a free stand from work. It is used for copiers. But it's the perfect size and no more bending over on my knees to clean. Oh, did I tell you it was free?

Those of you that have the smoker in a cabinet or inside a building, how far above the vent do you have your tube to vent to the outside?

I have mine in my garage and have tried everything from about 3-4 inches to having something sit right on the top with enough room to allow the probes to go in.

I still get smoke in my garage, I can watch it come out of the smoker and then just go up some and come out the opening.

thanks

Nice setup Padrefan. Way to negotiate the price.

Smoked a lot of tuna this weekend, and grabbed a pic of the new AQ that I got in Sept, and the old MES that is now relegated to backup duty when I need more room.

Looks great. Guess you can handle a fairly large party.

Here's a short video showing my setup and some cooking I did for a party.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlRKPTjIWFU

Very nice!

Nice set up. Give a little info on the wood burning oven please. Looks interesting.

Tigerfan
The oven is a Quentisential Oven. I found this on Craigslist up here in Vermont and could'nt pass it up. It is a very simple unit, there is a slide damper on the front of the firebox and that is all the control you get. Trying to keep temp below 300 you will need a smaller fire. But if you want a pizza oven it works great. Wife is doing a shepards pie in it this evening. Do a google on it you will find info. I used a tractor to put in place as it wieghs over 500 lbs so keep that in mind.
I actually use the pellet grill more than the oven unless I need a longer cooking time. and do not use a nice cassarole dish in it as it will come out very black and wifey didn't like that and you will have to beg for forgiveness...
If you have further questions send a private e-mail and I will answer them.
murph

A little something I put together for our smoker.. Really works well for what i need.

Very nice. Enjoy.

As you can see my computer skills are lacking.

Finally!!! Just moved in on the new deck... I call it the "CookHUT"... the name "CookSHACK" was taken...

Nordy

Wow!!! That is reall very nice. I like the way you tied your roofs together. Great setup.

Looks like humongous, first class decks are the in-thing in Oklahoma.

That is nice. Looks like I'll have to start me a coffee can. Maybe when Holly see Russ's Set up she let me get some more toys. A guy can hope right? Very nice Nordy.

Great looking deck. Are you trying to get a bigger deck than mine... LOL

Look great. Like the roofing on the deck, we did the same to match our house.

Thanks guys!

Smokin no one can compete with the size of your deck! Initially ours wasn't going to be this big... But it just kept growing...

Nord, is that knotty pine or cedar for your deck boards? Can't tell with the pics.

Pretty much all cedar. The framing isn't of course but the posts are 6x6 rough cedar. Decking is all cedar. The "hut" is framed with that 6x6 cedar... You get the drift.

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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
Great looking deck. Are you trying to get a bigger deck than mine... LOL

This thread kinda reminds me of the Bluecollar Comedy skit about deck size.

Click Here

To funny!! I have a very small deck and I'm not very proud of it. :-)

Oh my I am setting here with tears runnin down my face from laughin so hard. That was awesome and I sure hope Smokin sees this video!!! This will funny so show at the reunion?

Nordy, I hope you don't mind but could you tell me the footprint dimension for just your BBQ Hut?

I've been planning the same kind of idea and yours has spurred me on. I like that there's 3 columns across the back and 2 in front.

Also, are you happy with the size? Does it keep everything dry in the rain? Would you do the same again, or bigger, smaller?

I wonder how far across the front you can go without a column in the middle?

It's framed with 6x6 rough cedar...

Roughly 16 x 8 feet...

I like the size for our deck/area, but if the area would tolerate it better I would go more like 16 x 10-12ish. That size just wouldn't have fit/looked right with my configuration.

The extra 2-4 feet would allow a little more room to put a bar/counter on the "near" side in the picture... It can (and probably will eventually) be done as is, but it'll be a smaller bar and not as "weatherproof" as it would be with the extra space.

As far as size... With reasonable rain everything stays pretty dry... in Oklahoma we usually get pretty good wind with rain, and taht will blow water everywhere. Overall though, I've been pretty surprised at how dry it stays under there.

No idea how far you could go without a column... these beams are really stout, but I'm sure the roof weighs a lot too!

Thanks much for your insight Nordy, I think I'll go with your larger dimension seeing as how the 16' is working for you across the front now, no use tempting fate. A sagging beam would drive me crazy!

I'll be staking this out today, thanks.

All I can say is my wife brags to her friends about the size of her husband deck. Non bigger that we've heard about

Yup, I'm aware of that video... LOL

Yep. I've got a friend that brags his 20" wheels are bigger than my 18". Something like the Blue Collar analogy.

Here are mine, got rid of my first three: Brinkman, Little Chief, Bradley.

SMO55


Traeger Deluxe 100


Large Big Green Egg


FEC120

Rich,
That Fec120 is one good looking unit. All these guys talking about their big decks. Mine is like yours concrete --which makes it harder and stronger --lol

I told my wife I wanted an FEC 120. She said, "Fine. Go back to work!"

Maybe fathers day or Christmas

Yea I like a nice deep covered porch.

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Smoker Set-up

You should build plywood box that may not out-gas or melt if the flume smoke gets hot. Smoke must be entering from the bottom. It needs harder big bend in the tube to keep good smoke moving and keep sitting in stale smoke if anything in the smoker. It needs to raise the box up to 1/4 inch per foot on the pleanium. This will give you nice smooth smoke. Not only making a larger wood box you need to have lots of extra room to smoke more Bacon.

Hello, I'm new to the forum, a new Cookshack owner & here is my 25 setup.

That looks pretty cool!

Welcome to the CS Forum!!

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Originally posted by requin:
Hello, I'm new to the forum, a new Cookshack owner & here is my 25 setup.

Hi. I've been trying to find a table like that with no success. Where did you get yours?

I'm thinking of putting the smoker on the table sideways so that there's always a clean surface for the meat to fall onto if it slips off the grill when pulling it out ... not that that's ever happened to me of course <cough>
I'm also considering leaving the wheels on so it can be moved to where I need it to be.

Picked up the SM150 today, aside from the racks being a little too grubby for my liking it's areally amazing. Got three full slabs of Brisket Ribs in, they're about 23 inches long so got them on the diagonal on a rack each. Using some hickory the seller gave me. Got 4 hotel pans, 4 half hotel pans, 2 tongs, some deep 1/3 sized hotel pans, some really hefty large stainless steel bowls all for another $60.00. Gave my neighbor some of the stuff (the guy that got my SN008 and ran the power out to the deck for me..
Manufacture date of 08/2006. Really in very nice shape. So nice to not have to cut up slabs of ribs any more. I already have a cover and cold smoking baffle on order with Cookshack. It's got the old style (think 1/4 inch) sized probe plug on it. Next month for the probe. Just glad we got it here ok. My neighbor brought over a huge 2x4 and we used that laid against the steps as a ramp to push it up. Easy peasy when you got a guy helping you that knows his stuff. He's getting two racks of ribs tonight. Yeah !!

Way to score.

Thanks to a recommendation from requin, I now have a 24X48 all-stainless steel table on which to place my SM025. The wheel brakes seem to do a good job of keeping it in place, but I'm still a bit concerned about a strong gust of wind pushing it off, so I'm considering attaching some stops to the table around the wheels - maybe some bolts on each side of each wheel, or some angle-iron stops ... we'll see what I can scrounge up.

It should be interesting putting the cover on while it's that high

Next will be some tupperware plastic drawers to hold my wood and assorted tools on the shelf.

Bob could the wheels be taken off?? That way it would be blowing off and it would be easier to put the cover on as well.

The wheels come off. Remove them and put the smoker back on the table.

Barrows:

Well do tell us, where did you get it...?? I looked for requin's recommendation but it must have been in a PM...

Yes, please do tell. I would like to know how to get one.

Look for kitchen supply auctions in your area. I have been getting some great stuff for a deal. Just bought a commercial ice machine, will make 250 lbs of ice a day, got it for $600. It was a $1,495 ice machine.
Also have won, Frigidair 19 CF chest freezer that was less than 6 months old, 48" SS table, 3 compartment sink, a Cambro. Next I am looking for a commercial "True" brand 23 CF fridge, was one at the auction I won the ice maker at, but the price went to high.

I posted the pics on the "smokin's new Deck" thread, I thought I would post here as well. While not NEARLY as nice as Russ's deck, he inspired me to "redo" our deck. The old deck was 14'x24' and the new one is 25'x30'. The only thing I want to add is a Charbroiler 36!! OMG, between Russ's and Nordy's decks, ....... I think I have Deck Envy! ......

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Originally posted by Bob Barrow:

Next will be some tupperware plastic drawers to hold my wood and assorted tools on the shelf.

I use plastic shoe boxes for wood. They stack well.

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Originally posted by 2nd Hand Smoke:
Bob could the wheels be taken off?? That way it would be blowing off and it would be easier to put the cover on as well.

I do anticipate needing to drop the smoker back onto the deck at times to enable the table to be used for buffet service etc. and the wheels will make it so much easier to move it around. I'm thinking of using some bungee cords wrapped around the table legs to hold it in place.

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Well do tell us, where did you get it...?? I looked for requin's recommendation but it must have been in a PM...

Yes, it was in a PM, sorry. Here's a link to the table itself. There are others on the site so do take a look around. The price on this site amazed the local restaurant suppliers I talked to, so I think it's a good deal: http://www.webstaurantstore.co...helf/600TS2448S.html

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I use plastic shoe boxes for wood. They stack well.

Yes, my wife has me convinced that that's the way to go. We'll be shopping for stuff for the next few weeks.

Mike Looks fantastic! No reason for deck envy of my deck... we can all have a little envy for Smokin's!

Always wondered how the rich folks handled this kinda bizness. Mighty nice set ups on that. We go for the kind which a person can drag down the road. Gonna put some fresh air in the tires one of these days. The pit in the back ground is named Fred. I am the fat guy on the right I think.

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Originally posted by bigwheel:
Always wondered how the rich folks handled this kinda bizness. Mighty nice set ups on that. We go for the kind which a person can drag down the road. Gonna put some fresh air in the tires one of these days. The pit in the back ground is named Fred. I am the fat guy on the right I think.

Are you the third guy on the right? Can't tell

yep..thats us.

Just received my SM025 yesterday afternoon. Picked up a small Suncast storage cabinet to house it and got everything setup today. Smoker was seasoned last night and I have 2 racks of pork ribs coming out in about 1 hour. This is my setup

Nice setup Mike.