Smokin Monkey Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Needed a little portable Grill/Smoker for when I go away camping. Went to buy some Heat Beads from The Range, and saw this? Great as a weekend get away Grill. Uses a battery operated fan to feed the fire basket, and the fan speed is adjustable. Got it home, then the cogs started turning, add a lid/top and it’s a little Portable Electric Smoker. Back our shopping for a suitable lid, Found a 28cm Stock Pot, took the handles off and turned them through 180’ and refitted. You can see the fan speed variable Controller (runs of batteries) at the bottom of the picture. First cook was a ScottyBab, controlled this around 200’C First lesson learnt, put a rack under what’s being cooked as the Griddle plate gets really hot, might even put a Terracotta Saucer as a heat deflector. Served with Cabbage, Onion, Tomato (no Cucumber for me!) Chilli Sauce and Garlic Mayo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Great idea . You may also want to cut a hole in the lid and fix an adjustable air vent cover to allow some air flow through the cooking chamber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 40 minutes ago, Wade said: You may also want to cut a hole in the lid and fix an adjustable air vent cover to allow some air flow through the cooking chamber. Was in a rush to get away, but when it tested it, Smoke came out around the grill rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve90210 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I love that you got a smokeless grill and your thought was, how can I make this a smoker!! Looks like a smashing idea! Is it nice and efficient on the charcoal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 It’s very efficient. You can get a maximum of 8 heat beads in the burn bowl. That last for approximately 3 1/2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve90210 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 That's great going! How do you light them, is it a case of a small starter chimney and our them in once lit? or does it have it's own method of lighting as it seems to recock it's ready to cook in 5 minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 It has its own starting system. Their is a dish below the fire basket, which you can put Lighter Gel in, light it then put the fire basket on top, with the fan on full. I placed 4 Heat beads in the fire bowl, then placed on a flame to start them. Then place into the Cooker with fan on full then added more beads on top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve90210 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 That sounds great, and clearly pretty effective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephParker Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Some please help me pick out the best product among those mentioned on the site.https://startbbq.com/best-electric-smokers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve90210 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 @Smokin Monkey Hi Steve Have you used this much, has it been a success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 On 2/20/2019 at 11:06 AM, JosephParker said: Some please help me pick out the best product among those mentioned on the site.https://startbbq.com/best-electric-smokers/ dead link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I’ve got a different version and will do this . As it’s crap for normal cooking . The heat is supposed to conduct to outer edges ! Does it duck !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, valve90210 said: @Smokin Monkey Hi Steve Have you used this much, has it been a success? No, not really used it. Will bring it along to some Tailgates next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Could be quite good to use under a Dutch Oven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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