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  1. marianelaine

    Can I use my Brinkmann gas cooker as base for Brinkmann charcoal smoker conversion?

    Hi Eric, thanks so much for ALL the good info!! The test chicken turned out pretty good!! The mountain mahogany chunks (really dry) caught on fire so we put some water in the cast iron pan and then it worked fine- no overpowering smoke taste - seems to be a mild type of wood- or that may be...
  2. marianelaine

    Can I use my Brinkmann gas cooker as base for Brinkmann charcoal smoker conversion?

    OH- another question- should we be concerned about the distance between the wood pan and the burner and the distance between the wood pan and the water pan? Right now we are just using the already attached grate holders where they are, but thinking they might have to be moved up or down. With...
  3. marianelaine

    Can I use my Brinkmann gas cooker as base for Brinkmann charcoal smoker conversion?

    Hi Eric, Yes, we were a bit concerned about the open bottom of the cooker- guess we will have to wait and see. I am wondering if an old cast-iron frypan with the handle cut off would be a good container for the wood above the burner? And, we have some mountain mahogany we are thinking of using-...
  4. marianelaine

    Can I use my Brinkmann gas cooker as base for Brinkmann charcoal smoker conversion?

    Eric, Thank you so much for the informative reply so soon! I really appreciate it. I took the Brinkmann smoker and placed it on top of the Brinkmann propane burner and guess what? A perfect match! The outer metal ring on the upper section of the the propane burner fits right into the notches of...
  5. marianelaine

    Can I use my Brinkmann gas cooker as base for Brinkmann charcoal smoker conversion?

    I have a Brinkmann all purpose gas cooker(& turkey fryer) and a Brinkmann vertical charcoal smoker. I want to use propane gas in the smoker instead of charcoal. Can I use the gas cooker base and the smoker together without any modification? If not, please explain why and what I need to do to...
  6. marianelaine

    Change charcoal grill to gas grill?

    Greetings, I have a Brinkmann smoke and grill unit which uses charcoal. I would like to change it to using gas, as we have a Brinkman gas cooker, which looks like it would work nicely underneath. Is there a way to do this? If so, do I have to have a rack with lava rock on it(what is the...
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