On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:52:07 -0600, "frohe" wrote:

JeffH wrote:
I'm also toying with the idea of getting a 55 gallon drum
and making one myself, but I suspect I'd have a better grill if I
purchased one.

Tain't nothing wrong with a 55 gallon drum for a cooker. I've had one
almost all my life and find it to be quite versatile at grilling and
smoking. Capacity is great and it didn't cost damn near as much as most
other cookers.

There are several designs for 55 gallon cookers on the net but my favorite
is at
http://home.maine.rr.com/smokyhollow/BBQ3.html

-frohe

you can purchase the barrel kits for those here too. or prob a few other places as well.
i have a halfassed one made vertically that will cook whole hams like a dream.

http://tinyurl.com/5qoxbe


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