Hi guys

[nathan185]

Hi guys, I'm Nathan from central Louisiana. I'm 28 years old. I'm definitely a newbie when it comes to smoking meat. I've had very limited experience on an old Smoke-n-Pit that my dad has, but most projects turned out fair. I'm very interested in building my own wooden, cabinet style smoker. My dad has a sawmill, so I'm curious as to what wood would be best for my project. I'm seriously considering using pecan. Also, I'm curious as to what size cabinet I should build. Would 24x24x48 be big enough to smoke ribs, turkey, And the occasional venison shoulder or ham? Also what kinds of ventilation will I need, and what temp should be my goal? Any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Welcome Nathan, sure glad ya joined us.... I would recommend using the search bar at the top to search for your smoker build or go to the forums on smoker builds. Lots of great info & lots of great folks on this site !

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

If this helps at all, another member just very recently built this one. It may be of some help to ya as well.


http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/170456/im-back-pallet-smokehouse-build/40#post_1259321

 

[wolfman1955]

Nathan,
Welcome, from southern Ohio, to the best forum on the internet if you are looking to learn how to BBQ/smoke/brine/cure/inject. Well you get the picture if you can do it to to something you put on a plate to eat then someone here has probably done it. Use the search bar at the top of the page and you will be led to the answer to most every question you can think of. If you don't find the answer there then just post it and someone will chime in with their opinion on the subject.
Always remember the only dumb question is the one you don’t ask!!
Keep Smokin!!!
Wolf

 

[themule69]

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
because their are so many different ways to make great Q...
Happy smoken.
David

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey Nathan

Welcome to the Smoking forum. You’ll find great , friendly people here, all more than willing to answer any question you may have. Just ask and you’ll get about 10 different answers—all right. LOL. Don’t forget to post qviews.

Gary

 

[gary s]

  Good morning and welcome to the forum, from a cloudy and Cold day in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of                    information on just about  everything 

            Gary