- Mar 27, 2017
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So, long time lurker, first time poster.
I moved out onto 6 acres from a Townhouse a little over a year ago, and one of the first things I decided to do with my new found (and heavily wooded with Hickory and Chestnut Oak) property was build a smoke house. My journey of research took me all over the Internet, and quite naturally led me back here. Like many, I found Nick's build, and got an eye for it, and went to my office to start white-boarding my own approach.
After laying the mortar-work last fall (which I'd never done before), I just finished the carpentry (which I'm much more comfortable with), and it's (as I write) running my first test smoke. So far she's holding at 170 degrees and smoking like a champ. I'm extremely happy with it, and looking forward to putting it to work this weekend in earnest.
So, I wanted to say thanks for the community for all the posts, insights, and general positivity I've seen lurking around the boards. It's a great community. There's a lot of great information, and it's VERY useful :) Though I guess now it's time to move on to the recipes... here's some pics of the build through progression.
I moved out onto 6 acres from a Townhouse a little over a year ago, and one of the first things I decided to do with my new found (and heavily wooded with Hickory and Chestnut Oak) property was build a smoke house. My journey of research took me all over the Internet, and quite naturally led me back here. Like many, I found Nick's build, and got an eye for it, and went to my office to start white-boarding my own approach.
After laying the mortar-work last fall (which I'd never done before), I just finished the carpentry (which I'm much more comfortable with), and it's (as I write) running my first test smoke. So far she's holding at 170 degrees and smoking like a champ. I'm extremely happy with it, and looking forward to putting it to work this weekend in earnest.
So, I wanted to say thanks for the community for all the posts, insights, and general positivity I've seen lurking around the boards. It's a great community. There's a lot of great information, and it's VERY useful :) Though I guess now it's time to move on to the recipes... here's some pics of the build through progression.
