What kinds of smokers are there?
There are, in general, two types of smoke cookers, the water bath type such as the “Brinkman” and the dry type that look something like an oil drum on its side with a firebox on the side. You can also use a grill as a smoker. Build the fire on one side and cook the meat on the other side so it’s cooked by indirect heat. There is also a cold smoker that is used to smoke hams, bacon, sausages and fish. The internal temperature of this smoker is kept low, usually below 170 degrees. I have been looking for a dead upright freezer to make into a smokehouse. I would cut a hole in the top for a chimney with a damper, one or two holes in the side (with dampers) for vents and a hole in the bottom for my smoke source (probably a hotplate to heat a cast iron skillet filled with saw dust). II. B.
