My husband and I got this idea from an episode of Good Eats (Food Network). It wasn't as inexpensive as the show's host indicated, but it was fun pulling everything together and trying it out. Gives us something special and unique to pull out for parties.
Our Inspiration
- Recipes : Pulled Pork : Food Network
- Recipe we (mostly) followed in testing out our smoker.
- Good Eats' Host's Site
- Alton Brown hosts Good Eats (and also MCs the American Iron Chef series).
- Luv The Q
- Blog covering all things BBQ.
Building a Smoker
Assembling the pieces.
Pots = $30
Hot Plate = $6
Grill Rack = $9
Cake Pan =0 (already had one)
Thermometer = $9
2'x4' = $5
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Equipment
Building a Smoker
Putting it all together.
Our Results: While the host used a couple small chunks of wood for smoking, we went for wood chips. This was our first mistake - the chips burned up in 30-minutes, requiring frequent opening and thus loss of heat. It did generate copious amounts of smoke. We used a 1000-W hot plate but could not get the temperature above 175; we're not sure of the cause. At 175, we could not cook the meat - we failed to test our full setup prior to putting the meat on. We ended up smoking it at 175 for 1-hr to 1.5-hr. The meat was then placed into a baking pan, covered with aluminum foil, and baked at 325 in an oven. We let it cook for about 8-hrs.
Despite not being able to cook the meat in the smoker for the desired 10-to-12hrs, the pulled pork came out really well. The chips produced so much smoke that the flavor completely penetrated the meat. We tossed it on buns with cole slaw and a little barbecue sauce. Our guinea pigs gave it 2-thumbs-up.
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Let me know what you think. And if you've tried this yourself, let me know how it worked out.
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Francivile wrote...
Looks fun to do! It's a fun challenge for a couple to
gather the parts ... build something together ... and
then have friends over to show it off, even if it did
cost more that predicted.
Good for you, you made a great lense out of it!
Fran
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