R2BQ

Just because you're cheap (or frugal) doesn't mean you can't have nice things. Like smoked meat without a fancy smoker.

I'm not ready to build a real, live smokehouse. I can't abide the thought of spending what they are asking for at the hardware store for a metal cylinder smoker, and for the moment I can't get my hands on a 55 gal drum. (Besides, those things are false advertising, They don't ever come with 55 gals in them. I've checked.)

I do have bricks. I have sand. I have old barbecue grill grates, and even a couple of oven racks. I also have an old enamelware wash basin, and a brand new washtub. The tub is big enough to cover a large turkey or a couple of hams, and at least three chickens.

I start with a lot of charcoal, and it's nice to add some waterlogged hardwood, hickory nuts and/or pecan shells on top for flavor.  No, you don't have to use the water basin. This set-up works just fine as a regular barbecue grill.

If the diagram and photo leave anything else to the imagination, I'm happy to explain myself.