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Hi All
I use storage heater blocks cut to fit the grill of my 57 weber, and super heat them using my vortex.
This set up heats faster than you can make the pizza's!

Hi
I use old storage heater bricks, with my vortex underneath and the top part of a 45 gal drum with a slot cut out to load the pizza through, works a treat with minimal expense.

Cheers
Si

Hell Yes, go you will not be disappointed!!!!!!!

Hi and Welcome
Not tried Hickory myself as I tend to use Fruit woods and Oak, but we do have a tree that grows in this country that has a very similar taste to Mesquite, its called Acacia and can be very strong and bitter if you use too much.

Cheers
Si

Hi
I hang the birds for 2 days, then I take off the breasts and bone out the thighs, this saves all that plucking and drawing malarkey.
Then I place the thigh onto the breast, good dollup of butter, add some sausage meat(Italian or Tolouse) a little redcurrant jam and roll them up in bacon, glazing ...

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Si

Hi
Start with all intakes open and let the smoker come up to temp, close down two of the intakes when you are close to thee temp you want and then use the ball valve to fine tune.
When I have my drum upto temp my valve sits at abour quarter open and the only time temps flutuate is when you remove ...

Hi Si,

cheers for the reply, just noticed a typo they are 3/4 (not 3/8 as I had orginally put)

when you say pipes, in between the Elbow and the Valve ?, I'm waiting somebody to make me some 18" length pipe to go in between the Elbow and valve, is that what you mean ?

Yes that is what I meant ...

Hi Mate
You are not getting enough air into the smoker.
My drum runs with 3 3/4 inlets, two of which are pipes and nipples and one ball valve.
Also the up pipes you have on there might be restricting the air flow.
Try drilling two more inlet holes and use pipes and nipples on those to help get temps ...

Hi
This sounds like a fantastic idea, lots of us members on here make our own smoking and bbq contraptions.
I myself have made all my cookers from other peoples scrap there are pictures and articles on my Simon Dyer facebook page and my Cyderpig Q4U facebook page if you would like to view them ...