Hi All, as the title says my names Andy.
I have for a few years been interested in bbq but being in Scotland the new bbq i bought was used about three times over 4 yrs or so and rusted to the point you really could'nt expect to cook/eat from it when the rare opportunity to use it came around.
Anyway not to being the type to let things fade and die and a desire as i get older to get back to nature a little i decided i prefered smoking ( part of my work area includes regular visits to Arbroath ! )
In the last four month i roped a friend into teaching me how to mig weld and built a large smoker/cooker out of two old propane bottles (after a lot of serious research on safely emptying and cutting...as they say don't try this at home )
It is the typical American design, large bottle for smoking cooking and the smaller bottle on the end for a fire box, i've had a few succesful sessions with this - ribs,trout,makeral but i quickly realised using charcoal/wood its very hard to regulate temps and it needs continuous supervision, soooo..next venture, i made a smoke box out of one of those lockable van tool vaults you see on the back of open lorries and vans, i bought a gas burner which was fitted to the inside, inserted threaded rods through it for rack holding, hanging hooks etc and also bought a porky pa's cold smoke generator, ( smaller size generator and finding it very hard to keep it lit ! )
Anyway thats the story so far the smoke box is the way forward for me, much more controllable.
On the subject of the smoke daddy, anyone else have one ? im thinking of building a bigger one for increased air space/flow, and on that subject after searching us patent office with the patent applied for number i can find no results-it also states in us patent rules that until granted no infringement can be claimed and also no retrospective claims can be made, unlike uk law which allows backdating to application date and forfeiture of any infringements made prior to granting !