I think it's time

Steve_B · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 12

I'm finally going to build a big trailer smoker. I have the trailer and a buddy said he'd give me an old propane tank (he thought it was 500 gallon).
Couple of questions:
Has anyone put an internal divider in their smoker and mounted the firebox on the on the back side in the middle with a smoke feed hole going in to each side? That way I could only heat one side for smaller smokes or even cook at 2 different temps by controlling the dampers/stacks.
Also, how many turkeys could I expect to cook at one time on a rig this size?
Thanks in advance,
Steve

Steve_B · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 12

Anyone?

BluDawg · Posted: Jan 24 2010 Post subject:

A flock of them !
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Cranky Buzzard · Posted: Jan 24 2010 Post subject:

I've seen pictures of some being done that way, and in THEORY it could work ok.

YOu would need to be able to damper off either side of the heat transfer pipes, etc. when you only wanted to use one side, and I think you would need to basically build the FB like it was actually 2. The firebox will need to be sized accordingly for each "side" of the pit. Does that make sense?

As for how many turkeys you can get on there, depends... How many racks, how would you cook them and what size are the birds? Regardless, you'll get more on tehre than you want to mess with more than likely. Laughing

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purplewg · Posted: Jan 26 2010 Post subject:

I think by my calculations you can do a herd of turkeys on one cook. Laughing

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JimmieOhio · Posted: Jan 26 2010 Post subject:

From WikiAnswers:

A group of turkeys is called a rafter, although a gang is also an acceptable name. They have also alternately been called a gobble, although this definition is colloquial and does not appear in dictionaries.
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purplewg · Posted: Jan 26 2010 Post subject:

This is my herd of turkeys. Laughing

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