Clay Pot Electric Smoker

I used what i had which was a 15 in diameter clay pot.

Clay pot electric smoker.

Here s what you ll need. I ve seen people use 18 in. My fine our fine his donabe smoker the ibushi gin is made by nagatani en a ceramics company based in iga japan southeast of kyoto. Smoker is a great way to turn a commercially available hot plate and an aluminum trash can into a perfectly serviceable electric smoker.

Photo by tom thulen this simple homemade clay pot smoker will take just a few weekend hours to assemble. I went to a nursery and found a base that would serve as the top. Place a brick in the bottom of that pot and put a small bbq grate on top of the brick to hold the coals. Pot from a home improvement store the most basic style they make to cut down on the cost.

It will spice your leisure time by giving provision to an enjoyable smoking of fish and meat. One of the modifications i wanted to include was to move the temperature control outside of the smoker into a separate box so i wouldn t have to disassemble a hot smoker just to adjust the temperature. Classic and modern japanese clay pot cooking originating in. I scoured around the area to find this.

One of the hardest parts of this smoker is finding the suggested pottery piece for the lid. It didn t take me long to find it. Terra cotta clay pot smoker mikebbrum. Large terracotta pot i used a 16 in.

Lew moore 15 665 views. I ended up using the drain pan for the pot size that i picked. A google search turns up many hits for clay pot smoker and i ve benefited from their advice. An outdoor electric smoker might just be one of the things you need to have while relaxing with your family.

You can build a simple electric clay pot smoker right at home oftentimes from materials you ve already got laying around. One of your clay pots is going to act as the charcoal holder. Make a smokin smoker. Donabe means clay pot in japanese and it s one of japan s oldest cooking vessels according to naoko takei moore author of donabe.

Accessorize a clay pot with a grate hot plate and lid with handle. I also didn t like the idea of using a teflon pan sitting on the burner something about carcinogens being released at temperatures as low as 464 f so i opted for an 8 cast iron skillet. Electric clay pot smoker. This depends on what you have chosen to prepare during the free time you want to spend with your family outside.

Your choice but remember you have to look for a cover or top for it.