How Do You Build A BBQ Smoker From An Oil Drum?
Grilling or barbecuing on a warm summer night has long been a favorite pastime of many Americans. Cooking food directly over coal or wood, and covering it in barbecue sauce or other sauces or flavorings, gives it a unique taste that you can’t replicate by cooking in your kitchen. While you can go out and buy a charcoal or gas grill, or build a barbecue pit in your backyard, some people prefer to build a barbecue smoker out of 55-gallon drums. This is cheaper than building a barbecue pit, and also allows you to infuse your food with a smokier flavor than a standard grill, if that’s what you prefer. Wrap a string around the barrel, then measure the length of the string. This will give you the circumference of the drum. Mark the ventilation holes on the drum. They should be 3 inches from the bottom (the side with the bottom welded onto the end), and spaced evenly apart. To determine the spacing for the ventilation holes, divide the circumference you measured by three. Use a 3/4-inch drill
