DIY Terracotta food smoker
Using Dave Naffziger’s blog as reference, I decided to try and build my own food smoker using parts available in the UK.
His terracotta smoker (like most you’ll find on the web) was inspired by a segment of Alton Brown’s (American) Food Network programme (link).
As it turns out, all the parts are pretty easy to get hold of – with the exception of a bowl-shaped pot for the lid of the smoker. Instead, I’ve used a terracotta drainage tray which will be a problem if you want to cook anything particularly tall (whole chickens?!) but for my purposes it’s worked out really well.
To see the build coming together, along with some photos of my first attempt at smoking; click the read more link below.
Part List
- 15” Terracotta Pot £4.99 Homebase
- 15” Terracotta drainage tray £4.99 Homebase
- 3 x Terracotta pot feet £1.99 Homebase
- Kampa (brand) 1000W single electric hob £11.50
I managed to purchase a customer return unit from the Kampa eBay outlet saving about £10. http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/kampafactoryshop - 12” hinged BBQ grill £5.75 Blackspur
This came as two grills sandwiched together with a handle, I cut off the handle and hinge to get 2 grills for the price of one. - BBQ thermometer £4.68 eBay
- IEC Chassis Plug (kettle socket) £1 eBay
- 3m High-temperature wire (1.5mm) £5.40
eBay seller: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/cateringparts - Maplin project box £4.29
- 1m of 10mm diameter heat-shrink cable wrap £2 eBay
