Build Your Own Trashcan Smoker

Oh, believe it… people have built smokers straight out of trash cans for a total cost of under fifty bucks. Before you say: “Yuck! Smoking my food in a trash can???” you must realize that you’re going to use a trash can only for smoking, so it’s basically a big metal container. :)

Anyway, the basic idea is that you’ll use a hot plate as the heat source, easier to regular and cheap to find, and put it at the bottom of the can (you’ll have to cut a hole). Then, you’ll need to install an actual grill so you can rest the meat somewhere. Finally, you’ll have to snag a woodchip box to hold the woodchips and you’ve basically built your own smoker. The site I referenced above has a great instructional page about it, including numerous pictures. Remember to drill air holes at the top of the can.

Read the site, it’s cool and I think I’m going to try to make my own smoker sometime.

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3 Responses to “Build Your Own Trashcan Smoker”  

  1. 1 eli

    How would you regulate the temperature if the hotplate is in the bottom of the can?

  2. 2 gm

    You could turn it down or up and then check the thermometor at the top where your meat would be.

  1. 1 Smokers Are Cheap! at Grill Maestro


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