I made something similar many years ago. I got chain link fence post cap from HD and bought a length of aluminum pipe from an online metal supplier with an ID to match. Drill and tap a hole for an aquarium air line fitting in the bottom, put a screen in it, done. I had a cabinet smoker and I used a piece of metal ducting to connect the top of the aluminum pipe to duct it into the smoker. The Smoke Daddy is a much better design than the crude one I made but there is really not much to it if a guy really wanted to make one.My kids gave me a Smoke Daddy Magnum P.I.G. last year for my birthday.
I took a bit to learn and so far have only adapted it to work on the BGE. I am hoping to build an adapter for the WSK E6 someday.
I'm hoping to do some colder cold smokes now that the weather is cooling down
Here is one of my cooks:
Pecan smoked tri tip using the smoke daddy P. I. G.
Cold smoked with pecan for about an hour using just the smoke daddy. Pulled the meat off, lit some JD lump coal and got the smoke and temp stable. Meat back on cooking indirect with coal and the smoke daddy still going to add more smoke. Temps 170 to 185 grate. Kept it going until it reached...tvwbb.com
Yeah the first time I used mine I smoked out my neighbors, but I've learned a hotter fire generates less smoke and cleaner blue smoke.These things, or at least the one I made, put out a huge volume of smoke.
So Larry can you educate me or all of us on the differences between the Sam's and the Wal mart pellet grills?So I stumbled on to this. Looks pretty darn interesting for nearly any kind of cooker
I'm certain that you could! This design is much better than the crude one I made...if I slowed down the air flow too much (cleaner smoke but less of it) the air fitting at the bottom of mine, being a push-lock fitting, would melt the plastic push-lock button and/or the air hose. It relied on a certain amount of air flow to keep the bottom cool enough to prevent that from happening. Locating the air fitting where it is on the Smoke Daddy is a definite improvement. I think they are a tad overpriced, though, but I'm a cheap @#@!***, and I get more enjoyment from rolling my own.Yeah the first time I used mine I smoked out my neighbors, but I've learned a hotter fire generates less smoke and cleaner blue smoke.
I'm still learning and experimenting but I'm pretty sure I could bolt this to a side by side refrigerator and smoke in it.
I honestly don't know. That Tom Horseman guy did a full review on it on YouTube. Looks like a decent unit. IMO maybe not as well put together as the MM one but still a decent product. I would look up the YouTube videos of them both. FWIW I cannot even find the Walmart one listed anymore.So Larry can you educate me or all of us on the differences between the Sam's and the Wal mart pellet grills?
I have seen the Wal-Mart model up close but i do not know what i am even looking at so i need some schooling here.
Thanks
At least as far as I can tell, all the pellet grills work fundamentally the same. I think the market is moving away from "forever" grills because innovation and tech seems to be the thing these days. Once you get people to swap cell phones every year or two for a new model with more features, I think people begin to re-think the "buy once, cry once" philosophy. But apart from that, more money will get you a PID controller (more stable and accurate temp control), Bluetooth, WiFi, more stainless steel, more tables, and more flexibility features (able to use wood chunks and charcoal for flavor).I honestly don't know. That Tom Horseman guy did a full review on it on YouTube. Looks like a decent unit. IMO maybe not as well put together as the MM one but still a decent product. I would look up the YouTube videos of them both. FWIW I cannot even find the Walmart one listed anymore.