Why looking just for regular drums. more barrels are made of Stainless
steel. I made my bbq/smoker from second hand stainless steel boilers
(72 gallon and one 50 gallon) they cost around 100 euro per barrel. my
new smoker (off set this time) will be made of a 210 or 265 gallon
stainless steel milk barrel. (hope to get one for around 350 euro). If
you want to think big, you can get a 1000 gallon milk barrel (double
wall, insulated) for about 800 euro.

other options:
water tank for boats (75 euro / 300 euro),
beer tank (the one the use in bars, about 1000 liter 350 euro / 500
euro)
industrial food (holdingtank)tank from jam factory (usualy about 300
liter).
square boxes can be found in meat or fish factories
open round tanks for mixing things can be found at a medical factory,
bakery or cheese factory
pig farms usualy have stainless steel things for feeding the pigs.

the only problem is that most of those are made out max 3 mm steel.
most stainless steel used in the food industry is 304 or 316 type
stainless steel


Adriaan



Abe schreef:

> >> Anybody know where I can buy a 55 gallon food grade stainless steel
> >> drum?
> >> I've looked around the net, but haven't had any luck finding one.
> >> BTW, I'm in the Seattle area, but if you know of a place that will
> >> ship from elsewhere, that's OK too.
> >Yes, go to McMaster-Carr (Use Google) website, enter "stainless steel
> >drum" in their search box, takes to the correct page.
> Yikes. Looks like I'm going to get an enamled regular steel drum.
> Stainless is way too expensive.