CHARCOAL GRILLERS UNITE!!!

[Skipper]

I spent the 4th at a rodeo near San Antonio and had some real Texas Bar-B-Q from the Cibilo Smokehouse afterward. If anyone can tell me how to make beef brisket taste like that, I am all ears! They had a huge steel tank smoker with a door on the front, and they kept throwing wood into it. That meat was the best I have ever tasted!

[Deadeyez]

Where did all the charcoal grillers go? I miss reading the posts and seein all those tasty meals!Later-Deadeyez

[Skipper]

I am building a smoker/grill with directions from my father in law. I am picking up a 65 gallon steel fuel tank off of a heavy truck tomorrow.

[Madpuppy]

I am building a smoker/grill with directions from my father in law. I am picking up a 65 gallon steel fuel tank off of a heavy truck tomorrow.

I look forward to seeing some pics of it Skip! 65 gal. will hold a lot of meat, maybe you'll have to have a taste test party when it's all complete and invite all your MFF buddies

[Skipper]

Here she is...



And when I am done, it will look somewhat like this.....



You cant have real Texas barbecue without a real Texas smoker!

[rgfixit]

How are you gonna get the diesel smell out of it?
RG

[howesfc]

How are you gonna get the diesel smell out of it?
RG

Maybe he likes that diesel smoked flavoring.

[bobberstop]

Burn it out

[Madpuppy]

How are you gonna get the diesel smell out of it?
RG

Ain't a whole lotta things in this world that either a little sweat or a good fire wont' fix!

[phead lakeman]

people i know even say meat taste better on a charcoal grill.propane is the LAZY way to grill!wifey just picked up to bags of the best coals and im BBQ'n steak and fish tonite fellas.

[rgfixit]

What's "the best coals"?
RG

[FISHFORPIKE]

What's "the best coals"?
RG

The best - IMO is a bed of coals derived from a burn of hard maple or hickory.  That tank that Skipper is going "modify" will be perfect for the wood coals cooking.
I've been using some the new charcoal you can find that has mesquite or hickory wood chips embedded in the coals - makes for a really nice flavor in whatever you decide to cook.  I've got one of those charcoal smoker/griller units and love it.  Did a 3 hour "smoke/slow cook" of some walleye fillets the other day - MMmmmmm!

[Skipper]

How are you gonna get the diesel smell out of it?
RG

There is no smell, it has been dry for years. I can stick my nose right in the hole and I cant smell a thing. I guess it was taken off of the truck because the driver bent the step. The owner of the truck figured the tank may leak if he pulled the step out, but he saved it because it was a solid heavy tank.

It should be a fun project. My Dad is a retired machinist-welder, but he never sold a thing when he hung it up. He still has every welding and cutting toy you would ever want. He even kept his lathe and mill. I will split the tank with his plasma cutter to prevent warpage, and weld it up with his 250 amp wirefeed.

Now I just need to find the smoke box for the side.

[Gambler]

With access to the cutters and welders make your own!!!!

[rgfixit]

Use an old 20lb propane tank. Should be perfect size. I really miss my welder and torches. I always loved working metal.

RG