Show us your Smoker Set-up

I like your idea.

And, yes, Smokin' is our resident Head Muckety Muck.

+1 on this idea.

Sounds good to me!!

dan

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Originally posted by dmaclaren:
Thoughts??? SmokinOkie, are you still the head guy on this forum???

Nah, I'm still the head Dishwasher and I do take out the trash when needed

I made it a sticky, thanks for the suggestion.

If needed, anyone can email me the photo and I'll make it available to everyone or you can post it via the Forum process to add a photo to your posts.

Smokin'

Nice set- up bayside.

Here's my set up.

Here's mine, and don't ask me how I built it, because I can't remember!

It works great, though. How about that nice green colored pine? I got the tin of stain out of the clearance bin at Home Depot.

The only problem with my design is that marauding animals can pull the drip pan out and lick it dry (after making a big mess, of course). I have to remember to remove it if it is replete with the likker.

My AmeriQue has seen all the action around here since it arrived in early January.

Sam's Club Online:
24 in. x 30 in. x 34 in. Stainless Steel #984022 $71.62

24 in. x 24 in. x 34 in. Stainless Steel 984015 $63.63

items subtotal $135.25

shipping subtotal $76.00

tax subtotal $16.18

order total $227.43

Cut 24x24 table legs to your desired height.
Not a bad price for SS work tables (galv. legs and bottom shelf)

Magic Dragon,

That is a nice set up!

Beats mine like a cheated-on trailer park girl beats her boyfriend (and three kid's father) on Jerry Springer!

Hey man !!!! That was my sister!!!

Ventilation, fellers, ventilation... but now I can't use my dryer!

Here is my setup

Here is my setup.

RichH, I like your setup and am copying it if you don't mind. I bought a Rubbermaid closet yesterday and will be working on it today. I'll post pics when complete.

Thanks for the idea!

Any time, I have a brisket in mine as we spaek

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Originally posted by RichH:
Any time, I have a brisket in mine as we spaek

Here's a pic of the finished product. You may notice some of the wifes garden tools in there as well. It was a way of selling her on the project. Give a little, take a little.

I've used it twice now and it works quite well.
Thanks for the ideas.

Man, that indoor position is a great idea, especially for inclement weather.

Nice!

Looks great, just make sure you keep the chimney up at least a couple inches from the top vent or you can actually make it draw too much air and have the wood box catch on fire.

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Originally posted by RichH:
Looks great, just make sure you keep the chimney up at least a couple inches from the top vent or you can actually make it draw too much air and have the wood box catch on fire.

That's interesting. Don't you wind up with alot of smoke inside the cabinet?

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Originally posted by GeiyserQ:
Nice set- up bayside.

Man there is going to be trouble now! I can't believe you didn't tell us about this site! By the way there are pictures of smokers here but they have electric chords trailing off them. What's that all about?
I'd like to post some pictures of mine but the weeds have overgrown them!

I live in Nebraska where the weather can present a challenge! I'm lucky enough to have a "shed". My "shed" is a detached two stall garage. It's got a fridge, phone, radio and color TV (with cable). I don't want to miss any Husker games, so the TV was mandatory. The shed now is home to my Cookshack 009. I bought the unit in late April and have already run 16 batches of "Q"!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/Husker22/009.jpg

Looks good there Husker. Glaad to hear ya got a nice doghouse there too!

Go Buckeyes!

Here's my setup. I got a Cookshack Model 15 H/S shell from a junkyard, and my son and I rebuilt it. The controller on top is a digital oven controller, and it's in an MDF box painted with high-temp BBQ paint.

We added the wheels and bottom tray. It was a really fun and rewarding project, and the food is fantastic! I've even sold three briskets to friends and such.

The whole story of the rebuild is here:
http://www.pikespeakbbq.com/

What an awesome documentary!!! Great job.

The last pic in your doc didn't show up. Congratulations on a job well done

Hey Pike and Son, Great Job and fantastic photo documents. Just curious how long it took to rebuild and approximately how much coin you have in it.

Very nice and a great Father/Son project.

Hi Brewbek,

It took about two months, but that was working only about one day a week.

All the racks, and the controllers, and the steel for the bottom are from a local junkyard. I've got at most $200 in it, and the bulk of that money was for stuff I bought new - paint, JB Weld, and the heater coils. I'm sure we've spent much more than that for brisket!

It was a really fun project, and I'd help anyone do another. You could easily make one from scratch, I'm sure.

Fantastic job and wonderful pics. Have fun with the Q! Good luck to you, thanks for the info.

i will have to find some 'open door' pics to add. but this, is the big rig. two sides, one has two racks, the other has one. each side, has a gas burner in the bottom, and a metal plate above the burner for wood. i can put 20 butts on one side, 30 on the other. thats a 400lb load. she was custom built, in 2000. it took a week, and tons of man hours, for a total cost of 18k. the grade of metal makes a huge difference in price. (my doors weigh in at over a hundred pounds) we had a stack fire, in july, two weeks after having it cleaned(i think maybe they used flammable solvents). the roof around the stack, and the ceiling and the stack theirselves are all new.

ok, this is inside the right door. only one rack in here, but you could drive a truck in there....lol

this side has two racks, up to 30 butts will go in there.

back side of the bbq

the wall opens up, to allow access. awesome!

When I got my new smoker last week we had a nasty ice storm so I had to come up with a make shift cover for my first q. So I decided to build a permanent home for my 55. I probably went a bit overboard with the shingles and flue but I enjoy messing around with building things and since I recently retired I have plenty of time on my hands. This should keep my 55 out of the snow storm we have headed for us tomorrow.
Don

Nice Trucky, that'll work just fine. What part of the woods you live in? I'm dealing with that snow stuff here too.

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Originally posted by Brewbek:
Nice Trucky, that'll work just fine. What part of the woods you live in? I'm dealing with that snow stuff here too.

Jim,
I'm in Omaha, NE. I just added my location to my profile.

We're expecting anywhere from 4 to 6 inches so it won't be too bad, but still enough to have to shovel....
Don

Things are pretty simple....the 055 sits on the back deck right off the kitchen.

This is how things look when I'm off the grid:





Richard

Yeo fishdoc, Dig it! wonder if my two mules " Bonnie & Clyde" Would stand for the honda & the cookshak? Your my kinda guy! Dig yer pics!

I just got my 008 but here is the setup for now, Metro cart with a Stainless steel top.




I'll have to squeeze Little Red in here


Along with the other toys








Brian
Midnight Ramblers BBQ

My Smokette has a new home! A cart made from a Weber Genesis frame with a Stainless steel top. I've tried to get all my cookers on wheels to easily move them under cover if it rains!

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Here's a pic of the finished product. You may notice some of the wifes garden tools in there as well. It was a way of selling her on the project. Give a little, take a little.

I've used it twice now and it works quite well.
Thanks for the ideas.

Hey Brewbek, what's that off to the left there? I've got one that looks awfully similar as well as the upright smoker. Fixin' to put them both on a trailer to haul around to "get togethers" and such. Nice looking set up you got there. I was wondering if anyone else noticed that it looks like Cook Shack ought consider putting their smokers on a taller set of legs! That Rubbermaid shed; do they sell accessories such as shelving and hang up hooks with it?

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Originally posted by Pawclaws:
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that it looks like Cook Shack ought consider putting their smokers on a taller set of legs! That Rubbermaid shed; do they sell accessories such as shelving and hang up hooks with it?

I agree with needing the taller legs. Before I was really only able to put a cookie sheet underneath it. It worked but could be messy when carrying it to the emptying ground. Now I have a deep glass dish that I use and it eliminates all of that problem.

Rubbermaid doesn't make any accessories for it as far as I know, but putting a shelf or hooks and hangers up are no problem at all. The walls are all hollow so I just put a plastic molley and screw into it and everything is staying put. I even have a paper towel hanger mounted on the ceiling which works out well and doesn't get in the way.

I really like brewbeks setup. Goin to get my own rubbermaid shed, except would have to kick out the wife. Guess thats why i'll allways be single. I am a fabricator at a soft drink producer so i have a good supply of stainless stock at work. My my the dreams i have had of the perfect setup. Plan on it being the complete setup for the smoker and grill, probably include a frig. Hate to run inside for a cold one while all the action is on the patio!
Colin.

IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE!

Great Ideas are always welcome. Keep the good stuff comming. My set up!
Al

SweetQ, sweet setup, looks great. Was the Rubbermaid closet easy to set up or what! Like 5 minutes and I was done.

Wish I had an Amerique, that's the one I'd get if I was movin' up. Can't really justify it right now, my 008 is doing everything I throw at it. Besides, I'd have to cut the legs on my table.

Lots of great set-ups. Does anyone have any problems with the smoke discoloring the siding on the house?

Arthur

My 055 is about 4 inches from my siding and the vent hole sits about four feet under the eaves of a roof overhang. Haven't noticed any problems on siding or eaves and don't expect any.

just set it up the other day 4x7 Rubbermaid still have some arranging to do need to label all the draws with different wood types and such but it's getting there did my famous fajita roll in it Sunday as always everyone loved it don't think the shed changed the flavor at all

Here is mine, rigged up as a "pseudo-AQ"using my BBQ Guru attached to a Power Raptor.
This lets me do a low and slow cook in ramp-up mode, and, hold the meat temp when it reaches my end-point.

I am cooking a small, boneless butt as I post this.

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Originally posted by RichH:
Here is my setup

RichH, I really like your setup, you put some thought into that. I am thinking on purchasing an CS 0008 and was going to get the stand, but after seeing your setup I think I will build it instead. I am not very good at wood projects and building the table will be a challenge. Any suggestions for me?

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Originally posted by coffeebluff:
the wall opens up, to allow access. awesome!

That's a real nice setup... but what model Cookshack is that? Didn't find it on the Cookshack site...

I don't see a CookShack in that pic.

Hello All,

I just received my 009 from Cabela's and am trying to figure out my setup. I like what RichH and Brewbek have done with the plastic sheds, and am more inclined towards the smaller one. I see RichH said to leave the chimney a couple of inches above the top vent or it will draw too much air. Does anyone else have experience with this? Brewbek, how far is your chimney above your vent - I can't tell from the pic. How much smoke are you all getting inside the shed? How has this setup been working for you. Thank you all for the information on this forum.

Welcome to the forum Capt Q.

I built a shed for my CS55 and used the same venting as Brewbek. My vent pipe sits 3-1/2 inches above my smoker vent and I've had no problems with this set up. I have noticed on cold days that condensation will drip from the vent pipe but it does not go into the smoker. I do get some smoke inside the shed but that smoke is leaking from around the smoker door and not from the vent. The leaking is almost gone now that my smoker is well seasoned.

Good luck and enjoy your cookshack.

Trucky, thanks for the reply. I have to really access the space I have on my deck to see what I have room for. I am now thinking of using a stand and set the 009 on it and use the cover when not smoking. It sounds like even in Alaska leaving the 009 outdoors under an eve, with the Cookshack cover, should work.

Right now I am seasoning it, according to the manual, with as fat of a piece of meat I could find on short notice, a 3.35lb pork shoulder. Over night. I will report on this when done. I hope it is an uneventful report.

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Originally posted by Capt Q:
Hello All,

I just received my 009 from Cabela's and am trying to figure out my setup. I like what RichH and Brewbek have done with the plastic sheds, and am more inclined towards the smaller one. I see RichH said to leave the chimney a couple of inches above the top vent or it will draw too much air. Does anyone else have experience with this? Brewbek, how far is your chimney above your vent - I can't tell from the pic. How much smoke are you all getting inside the shed? How has this setup been working for you. Thank you all for the information on this forum.

I believe I recently saw a post by one of the guys at Cookshack that said the same thing. My recollection is that you leave 3" between the top of the smoker and the vent.

If you go up and look at mine notice I don,t have any venting I'm in Houston Texas so we don't get that bad of weather I just leave the door open and I have no problems .

I have my vent sitting within a 1/4" of the breather vent and have had no problems with wood catching fire. I also have no problems with smoke inside the closet. Often the smoker is running when I am not around.

I understand what RichH is saying but I just don't feel its that critical or likely to happen.

I tried to post pictures of our CS inside this thread, but it wound up in the Open Forum instead (http://forum.cookshack.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7091028883/m/7011054274). The vent sets 3" above the top of the smoker, and I notice very little, if any, smoke that does not go up the vent. If the vent was closer than 3", I think getting a probe into the CS would be troublesome. At 3", the probe has to go up inside the vent before it will enter the hole on the CS.

I have a homemade electric smoker,Next I am going to build a cold smoking unit. Currently I'm trying this theory out with a cardboard box.






It's a box within a box. The outside box has 2" of fiberglass insulation on all sides.





The heating element on the bottom is controlled by the thermocouple located just below the middle shelf.





The wood box sits directly on the heating element. Two cheap disposable foil pans catch all the drippings and grease, and can be used to hold water.





The temperature controller is located in an ammo box (since it's waterproof)along with an extra thermometer.




I added some extra switches to control a light, and shut off the heating element.




Recently I've been toying with the idea of cold smoking. For $20 in copper pipe, I'm testing it out with a cardboard box.




Plenty of smoke inside the box.

Here's my portable smoking shed that I built this weekend while waiting for my 008 to arrive...which should be Monday ! The bottom is a kitchen cabinet to which I attached casters. No giving me a hard time about the paint colors...I just used what I had on hand.

Here's the outside

For you FEC 100 owners who compete, I would love to see some of those rigs! Throwing this beast in the back of my pickup for a competition is not something I am looking forward to

Thanks in advance

Skip

CarrollFamily:

Nice cabinet.... the only thing you might want to consider is the drippings you will get when you unload some meat from the smoker. You are going to want something in the front to catch that stuff and be easy to clean.

My first thought is to get a plastic cutting board and lay it across the first drawer when you are ready to unload. And a sheet of cardboard inside on the cabinet floor would help too... or a sheet of plastic.

Thanks QNorth. I am been trying to figure out something for the front. A plastic cutting board is a really good idea.
I hadn't even thought about the need to line the bottom of the cabinet. Thanks for that tip. I will come up with something and let you know.
Thanks for not making fun of my cabinet !

Hi everyone. I purchased my cookshack sm009 back in November of 08 after visiting my brother in Omaha. (Trucky1008) I've smoked a few pork butts, a brisket and even cooked a prime rib in my 009 so far. Tomorrow I plan on smoking some pepper poppers and some moinks. I don't have an attached garage to my house so I needed something to store my smoker in. I built this shed to house my smoker. I admit I somewhat stole the idea from my brother but of course I believe mine is better. Anyway good smoking and talk to you later.
Trucky9754

My set-up is on my covered patio. I have a propane BBQ next to it. Inside the garage is a cabinet to hold all my utensils although there is some storage under the BBQ too.

There's 2 racks of Baby Backs ready to go in and my little dog, Buttons hoping that I forget the drip pan.

My smoker setup is finally complete now that my shoulder allowed me to work on it. My wife and daughter did help with the heavy lifting.

I move the smoker under the patio cover close to an outlet when smoking, but the smoker sits next to my outdoor kitchen when I'm not using it, as shown in the picture. This could become my permanent location, but I haven't yet been willing to deal with the extension cord issue, which I would need to reach an outlet on the island.

The smoker is bolted to the Seville Rolling Cabinet and is handy, mobile, and sturdy. Due to the cabinet weighing 109 lbs with 5" large wheels, it is very stable and also provides nice storage. Smoked with the new setup yesterday, and it was a lot easier on the back now that the smoker rests higher.

Here's a closeup of the setup with the smoker in the smoking location.

Pags:
How much area is there on that cart in front of the smoker? That is, if you take something dripping with juices out of it, where will the juices drip?

I need a good area in front of the smoker to keep things neat so I use a table but it's not movable.

And I assume the table isn't wide enough to allow the smoker to be turned sideways to get more room in front?

There's 1.5", not enough for your needs. Turn the smoker and you'll only pick up a couple inches. I use one of the drawers to set a platter while transferring meat or the table next to the smoker/cabinet.

Here's one I archived, it's a "portable" solution, check out the link below for more details and photos:

http://forum.cookshack.com/eve...1038883/m/2991085114

Here's another:



Original Post:

http://forum.cookshack.com/eve...1038883/m/4261027924

Another set-up thread (I couldn't download the photo)

This is a hand made stand:

http://forum.cookshack.com/eve...1038883/m/2811014924

Qnorth--

Dripping is not a major problem cause I just slide the drip pan forward a couple inches when taking out the Q and placing it on the platter sitting on the drawer. At times a couple drops hit the cement. Easy clean.

Moved from the Owners Forum

Being the cheapskate I am and lazy too, I came up with a way to move my cooker and get it up higher on the cheap. A $39 server cart from Harbor Freight. It's 24" x 36" & rated for #450. I drilled holes in the tray that matched the feet of the smoker. Between the smoker and the cart tray I added a scrap piece of 3/8ths plywood to reinforce the high grade chinese steel and to raise the unit above the lip of the tray enough for the door to swing. Installed the 4, 5/16th x 1.5 bolts and I'm more portable and have storage to boot.

Front close up.

Side view.

Frito looks great I have a cart similar to that one I use for my miter saw what you can do is unbolt the top shelf and flip it over and reattach it then you will have no problem with the lip to door clearance and you will raise the smoker about two or so inches and you will have a flat surface for platters and its will be allot easier to clean.

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Originally posted by Dan2:
Frito looks great I have a cart similar to that one I use for my miter saw what you can do is unbolt the top shelf and flip it over and reattach it then you will have no problem with the lip to door clearance and you will raise the smoker about two or so inches and you will have a flat surface for platters and its will be allot easier to clean.

Ya know, when I was looking at the carts online before I bought mine local, I thought of doing just what you said. But.....I got home had a beer or 6 before starting assembly and forgot all about it. I'll probably leave it for now. I was going to put the cooker sideways to the cart, but when I roll the cart between my boat and truck under the shed it's pretty tight. It's easier to work from the narrow end. When the kid goes to college and I get *my* garage back I'll have a extra slot under the shed. I might flip the tray and turn the cooker then.

My covered patio is finished. I took the forum advice and have not done anything special to deal with smoke rising under the covered area. We'll just wait to see if it becomes a problem. There are two ceiling fans which will help, too. Here are some pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/tchalfant/CoveredPatio#

HI guys , tried to post pics of set-up and file was too big. Any ideas?

My son's stainless Smokette and custom built stand with stainless top, mounting "cage" so that smoker sits safely on the stand and can be easily removed (still on the casters) for tailgating etc. Plenty of room to the right for prep work and unloading the smoker, stainless top for easy clean up, and heavy duty framing and casters to last a life-time.

Also had the same stand built for my SuperSmoker Elite.

Six pictures to follow.

Special thanks to forum member DanQ from whom I purchased this Smokette for my youngest son's Christmas gift (believe DanQ upgraded to an AmQ, bought this one from him off of another website and then we figured out we were both Cookshack forum members, which made for a very easy transaction). Thanks Dan.

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Table looks a little flimsy. Not!

But I would upgrade to a deeper drain pan. But very nice setup.

Here is my Amerique. I've noticed that others have used the same or similar setup. I bought the stainless steel table next to the cooker at Sam's Club. I already had the galvanized hot water heater stand.

Notice that my cooker is sitting on leveling legs.



Here are the legs you need for the latest edition of the Amerique, the ones with the black control panel on top. I don't know if the previous version had the same castor arrangement and size. These are 5/16-18 coarse thread, four inches long.



These are McMaster Carr part number 6111K371. It is a 5/16-18 zinc-plated 4 inch long swiveling leveling legs with a neoprene non-skid pad on the bottom. Each one costs $7.20. You can get them in stainless if you want, but they'll set you back over $15 per leg.

Nice job.

Thanks. I had to get it off the ground to save my back and knees. It's not fancy, but it does the trick.

I'm sure other people have used leveling legs to replace the casters, but I don't recall seeing them in other pics in this thread, so I thought I'd show a closeup and provide the McMaster part number.

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Originally posted by SkipQ:
Here is my Amerique. I've noticed that others have used the same or similar setup. I bought the stainless steel table next to the cooker at Sam's Club. I already had the galvanized hot water heater stand.

Notice that my cooker is sitting on leveling legs.



Here are the legs you need for the latest edition of the Amerique, the ones with the black control panel on top. I don't know if the previous version had the same castor arrangement and size. These are 5/16-18 coarse thread, four inches long.



These are McMaster Carr part number 6111K371. It is a 5/16-18 zinc-plated 4 inch long swiveling leveling legs with a neoprene non-skid pad on the bottom. Each one costs $7.20. You can get them in stainless if you want, but they'll set you back over $15 per leg.

Thanks for the tip on the legs. Got mine overnighted and set up my new SM025 this afternoon!

I'm happy the info was useful to you Dirigo. Getting the cooker up on stable legs at a convenient height makes it so much more of a pleasure to use.

Welcome to the forum. I know you're going to love your SM025.

+1 SkipQ! Ordered the legs and they work great on the SM0025.. Now my cover fits, as I had to take the casters off to sit the smoker on my work stand, and the legs get the smoker back to the right height for the cover...

I scoped out a sale at Harbor Freight a couple weeks ago (they post their upcoming sales well ahead of time) on a push cart that I thought would make for a nice stand for my AQ. I'm pretty sure I got the idea from someone here. I had already purchased the screw-in feet to replace the casters. Today I got the cart and assembled it, got everything set up. I'm going to like having the smoker up higher, easier to load and unload food!! Here is a pic off of my phone:



The bottom shelf has my wood chunks and a big roll of butcher paper that I use to line my prep table (which is to the left just outside the pic). On the top shelf next to the smoker are the racks that I've cleaned recently and a piece of shelving that I can use to set pans on, etc. The cart has a 3" edge all around so the smoker is sitting on a couple of 2x6's to prop it up a little more so the drip pan can be removed.

Didn't hesitate to spend the money for my new CS but couldn't bring myself to pay that much for the stand. Went to a restaurant supply place - lots of used stainless stuff, bought a used hospital cart for $50. Handy hubby mounted my smoker to it, per pic. Easy to move, has storage, and makes using the smoker lots easier. He had to remove some racks from the top - took him less than 1/2 hour. That's my idea of a good deal. Am loving my smoker and trying new recipes.

Looks great. Wonder if you can hook up a drip IV to keep the meat extra moist during the cook

Wanted to re-season the 150 this weekend and got a little carried away.
I started w/ just a 7lb PB and just started adding more and more.
I'm glad we had the extra shelves.



Top shelf is a pan of smoked baked beans
Next shelf is the PB
3rd is a baby back
and on the bottom shelf are 5 split breasts.

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.

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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.