Are you a smoked meat lover? Are you getting tired of eating the ready-made smoked chicken? Do you want to cook a delicious one at your home? Then what is the reason for waiting? You can make an offset smoker at your home. Yes, your hand-made offset smoker in your backyard.
How can you build an offset smoker at your home? No wonder, there is a complete guide on how to make an offset smoker on BBQ Smoker. there is thorough content on making the offset smoker at your home.
today, we will discuss the same topic but briefly.
What is an offset smoker?
Before moving towards how to make an offset smoker, we first introduce the offset smokers briefly. Offset smokers are the first invention of BBQ lovers. They had to smoke the meat on their smoker made up of bricks or something like that. Then, they thought of making a proper mechanism to smoke the meat.
They think of an idea and make the offset smokers make delicious smoked meat by themselves.
Offset smokers have a built-in horizontal shape. These smokers have two main chambers: the firebox and the cooking compartment. The vents of the smoker work like the doors of the smoker.
How to make an offset smoker-DIY offset smoker
A DIY offset smoker can benefit you in many different ways. It can save your everyday smoked meat budget. It can give you more fun than a restaurant-made meal. You can enjoy every single step of smoking the meat.
Before wasting more time, let’s move forward to how to make an offset smoker.
Tools you will need
- Grinder
- Welder
- Can barrels
Briefe introduction to the parts of the smoker
Every BBQ enthusiast knows very well that an offset smoker has three main parts. A cooking section where food has to be placed. A firebox which is the source of heat for the smoker. The third one is the frame of the smoker. The whole smoker is lying on the power of the frame.
If the frame of the smoker is strong, it will hold the whole weight of the smoker on it. But on the opposite side, if the body of the smoker is not strong enough, it will not bear the weight of the smoker.
Structuring the frame of the smoker
For making the frame of the smoker, you will need a strong iron. The frame must be of the strong iron material. The strength of the frame should never be ignored. In the future, it has to bear the weight of the whole smoker.
Some people choose wood for making the frame. You can select wood for this purpose. But the problem here is that the wooden frame has many disadvantages. There is always a fear that the wood will catch the fire. Second, the wood does not have much power to hold the smoker’s weight.
We suggest that you should choose iron for making the frame of the smoker. First, it has no fear of catching fire. And second thing is, it can hold the whole body of the smoker.
Building the main chambers
To build the main chambers, you will need a couple of barrels here. Barrels will be used as the chambers of the smoker. You will need two barrels. The second should be a little bit smaller than the first barrel. The smaller barrel will be used as the firebox and attached a little bit lower than the larger barrel.
Cut the barrels with the help of a grinder and make two doors. One door is at the top of a large barrel and the second is at the bottom of a smaller one. While cutting the doors on the barrels, remember to cut the main chamber’s door larger than the firebox.
Add chimney
Now, to add the chimney, you will need a pipe. This pipe will act as the vent of the smoker. You can also call the chimney, the temperature controller of the smoker.
Time to attach the parts
After you have done with all the parts, it’s time to attach them. Attach all the parts using a welder. If you can weld on your own, you can use a weldor. But if you are not well known for welding, you can call a weldor.
Add cooking grates
After the smoker is complete, add the cooking grates to the main chamber.
The smoker is ready to smoke
At the end of the construction, fire up your smoker for one time. Burn a blazing fire inside the smoker and let it burn for some time. After the fire is finished, let the smoker cool down.
Now, your smoker is ready to smoke delicious meat.
Finishing it up
As you have read, making an offset smoker is not so hard. You can build it by yourself. While making an offset smoker, remember some precautions:
- Wear safety goggles
- Wear safety gloves
- Keep yourself safe from fire.
