How Do You Make A Jerky Smoker?
A jerky smoker is any container that allows you to make a slow smoky fire in a pit with a chimney. Inside, you can smoke strips of meat for several hours until they are dried. This variation of a smoker requires some welding knowledge. Dig a hole 2 feet deep by 3 feet long by 2 feet wide. Pour a 4-inch layer of sand in the bottom and tamp it down. Use a level to make sure the bottom is even. Line the bottom of the hole with bricks and fill the cracks in with mortar. Build the sides, brick by brick. Fill each level with mortar until you have reached the top. Dry for at least a day. Make the frame of the smoker by placing four metal posts on the metal sheet. Measure and mark where each leg of the frame will be, leaving a 12-inch gap at the bottom where the legs will sit inside the fire box. Drill holes through the posts at the top, middle and bottom. Make corresponding holes in the sheeting. Attach the sheet to the legs by wrapping it around and securing it with nuts and bolts. Weld the
