Homemade Portable Smoker

A friend of mine come up with the perfect idea by tooling around the internet and melding a few ideas.  I give you the Combination Portable Smoker and Grill...

In his words...

Here are some pictures of the smoker that I built.  As I said, it's basically a mini WSM.  I can't claim that it was my original idea.  I saw it on a WSM website and put my own spin on it.  The top and bottom are a Weber Smoky Joe grill and the middle is a 32 quart pot.  The pot fits in there like it was made for it.  I made some modifications to the pot and installed a thermometer in the lid.  The whole thing cost about $70.00.  The red paint is optional but I like the way it looks.  I used it once so far and it works well.  It wont replace my WSM and I know that it's no Stumps, but it's still good.  I figure it's good for traveling, it's about 14" across and about 30" tall.  It also gives me an option of having 2 smokers going at once at different temperatures.  Another good thing is that when I take the center section out I still have a small grill to use.

I did a little research and the 32 quart stock pot is the same as a turkey fryer pot.  I like the idea that you can either smoke or grill.  He also says that once you play with the vents, he can keep the temperature rock solid.  It inside has 2 Smokey Joe racks at different levels (if you look hard enough, you can see where they are from the bolts drilled in the pot).  He also puts a water pan on the grill top for moisture and to help regulate temp.

I like the idea and I have been looking for something portable.  I will be building one and will report back on the results.

Thanks for stopping by...

Bill