Finished my 1st BPS!

omegatek

New member
I bought a BPS kit a year ago, but my wife was pregnant and due so I never got a chance to build it.
It sat in the attic until this past weekend.
I tried finding an open head drum without a liner since my HOA would freak out if I did a burn out of the drum. No luck.

New/used open barrels without a liner were $75... too much for me to spend
So my friend gave me a closed head drum and off I went.
Free drum plus a $45 kettle grill from walmart was better then spending $75 on an open head drum.


Here is my finished BPS drum.
It now has 2 level cooking grates with a hinged lid and sealed using an oven gasket
To monitor temps, I'm using a Wireless Temperature Monitor (Maverick ET733)

I LOVE THIS SMOKER!

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Salmonsmoker

New member
Nice job omegatek! That's good info for others that are having difficulty finding an open top drum. You have some extra height for things like a whole turkey. Which, by the way, the drum does an excellent job on!
 

omegatek

New member
love it butwould love more on the hinge...way cool

Thanks everyone! :cool:

I got the idea for the hinge from here:

The Smoke Ring

Here are the parts:

Backyard Grill Kettle Charcoal Grill (Includes the Hinge) -- $45

6 ft. x 2 in. x 1/8 in. Steel Flat Plate -- $15

Rutland Gasket Kit Tape -- $11

Some stainless steel nuts and bolts for around $10

Total cost was $81

I basically just bent the flat bar by hand around the drum and used vice grips to hold it in place while drilling some holes for the nuts and bolts.


Pros:
  • More rack space
  • Hinged Lid
  • Extra rack (1 that comes with BPS kit and 1 from the kettle grill)

I'm very happy with this mod and how easy it was to do.
 

omegatek

New member
Pics of 1st smoke!


First smoke on my BPS and it was amazing!
Made a couple fattys and chicken quarters.
Smoked em for about 2 1/2 hrs. with some Pecan
Absolutely delicious!



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scooter

Moderator
Staff member
Consider getting a fatty sized frogmat (or BP mat) to help keep the fatty nice and round throughout the cook. Gravity is your enemy otherwise.
 
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