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The assembly of the smokehouse is available to everyone. It can be built from those materials that were waiting for a better time that large ones are not needed in the household. An option could be a do-it-yourself smokehouse from a gas cylinder. It can be implemented in several ways. One of the most the best options is a smokehouse with several compartments that have their own purpose.

What is smoking

Most often, smokehouses are built for a specific type of smoking. It can take place at elevated temperature or chilled smoke. Therefore, it received such a name: cold and hot smoking. In cold smoking, the smoke travels a certain distance through the pipe to cool down before being fed into the main smoking chamber. It should be within 25 degrees Celsius in temperature. For hot smoking, everything is a little simpler. In this case, you can use almost any container, on the bottom of which wood chips are poured and a fire is kindled under it. It is enough to close such a smokehouse well so that the smoke remains inside. The process takes several hours as opposed to several days with cold smoking. But if you decide to assemble a smokehouse from a cylinder, then it will be a universal solution and will be able to please you even with a barbecue.

Required tools and consumables

Some work on the manufacture of such a smokehouse will require work with a welding machine, so you can take care in advance that a friend or craftsman helps in the construction of the smokehouse if such a unit is not available in the household. In addition, you will need:

Bulgarian;
chalk for marking;
roulette;
three pairs of loops;
pipe ¾";
sheet material 4 mm thick;
reinforcement bars with a diameter of 5 mm;
drill;
hacksaw for metal;
three gas bottles.

Due to the fact that the project of the smokehouse is individual for everyone, additional components may be needed, which can be purchased along the way.

Balloon preparation

The balloon itself is ideal option for making a smokehouse. It is made of durable and high-quality metal with sufficient wall thickness, which will warm up well over the entire surface. Also, you do not have to carry out complex procedures for creating a smokehouse shape. Thanks to the cylindrical inner space the air in the smokehouse will circulate the best way. First of all, the balloon must be well inspected from all sides. It is important to assess whether there are places affected by rust and how deep it is. After an external assessment, the cylinder should be rid of the remaining propane that was stored in it. All actions are preferably carried out in cool, dry weather. It is advisable to choose open space, next to which there will be no source of sparks and fire.

The valve is unscrewed to the maximum possible size. The hole where the gas comes from is better to turn into the wind. Propane is heavier than air, so it can sink to the bottom, to get it from the bottom of the tank, you need to turn the tank over with an open valve and wait until the substance comes out. You can leave the balloon in the open position for a day. To make sure the bottle is completely empty, you can make soapy water and use a washcloth to apply it to the hole. If bubbling is observed, then the residue is still coming out. Now you can proceed to the basic steps for making a smokehouse from a gas cylinder.

Using a hand saw, it is necessary to cut the valve with a mounting hole for it. It is better not to use the grinder for now in order to comply with all security measures. While working with a hacksaw for metal, it is necessary to lubricate the cut with water from time to time. On the one hand, this will cool the web, and on the other hand, it will minimize the likelihood of sparks. After gaining access to the inside of the cylinder, it must be filled with water to get rid of the smell. This will help the addition of ammonia to the liquid. The settling will take several hours. After that, you can rinse the bottle several times with running water.

Making the main compartment

It makes no sense to bring diagrams and drawings, because everyone will proceed from what is available. Gas cylinders also come in various sizes. In this design, cylinders of 50 and 20 or 30 liters will be used. The door can be made in two ways. One of them involves cutting a smokehouse cylinder into two parts. One of them will serve as a cover. But with this method it is more difficult to keep the temperature at the required level, so it is better to cut it directly into the wall. With the help of a crayon, lines are drawn along which the grinder will cut. The cut is done in several stages to make it as even as possible. Particular attention should be paid to places where the cylinder is bent. It is worth being careful so that the canvas does not bite.

No need to cut the rectangle to the end. If it is dismantled, then it will be more difficult to try it on in its place. Therefore, loops are applied first. Under them, markings are made both on the cylinder and on the door. Small tacks are used to fix the loops on the future smokehouse. After that, the final alignment and welding of all seams is carried out. Once the task is completed, you can easily draw the line of the smokehouse door with the grinder to the end. A handle is attached to the roof of the smokehouse, for which it can be lifted. You will also need to make additional supports for the smokehouse door so that it does not fall inward. To do this, two strips of metal 2 cm wide are welded along the edges of the hole in the smokehouse. They must be bent in the shape of the arc of the cylinder.

Note! Someone prefers not to weld the hinges to the smokehouse, but to fix them on the bolts. In some cases, this solution is actually quite practical, as the hinges are easy to replace. It is important to remember that the bolts should not have a specific coating, because after heating the smokehouse will have harmful emissions.

To strengthen the design of the cylinder, a ¾ inch pipe is welded in the middle along the entire length. It will not allow the walls of the smokehouse to deform at high temperatures. It can also be used to hang meat to be cooked by hot smoking using stainless steel hooks. Additionally, a grate can be built in the middle of the smokehouse. You can make it yourself from rebar or modify those found in old refrigerators.

Firebox manufacturing

For the firebox, you can use half a 50 liter bottle or a 20 liter bottle. It must be taken out separately in order to achieve the effect of smoking, because, otherwise, you get an ordinary grill. In the bottom of the cylinder for 50 liters, a hole is cut out half the height. The same hole is made in the bottom of the smaller cylinder. Following the model of a cylinder for a smokehouse, a door is made through which firewood will be loaded. The holes are aligned with each other and tacking is performed using welding machine. After the correct position of the two modules becomes apparent, the seam is applied. From the opposite side, holes are made in the furnace cylinder, which will serve as a blower. They are made adjustable in order to control the intensity of burning, and, accordingly, smoking. Additionally, it is possible to provide fasteners for the grate, where it will be possible to fry the grill.

Advice! If there is no second cylinder available, then the firebox can be built from sheet material. It can be square or rectangular.

Installation of the cold smoking compartment

The main chamber of the smokehouse is designed for hot smoking, because the temperature in it reaches values of 80 degrees or more. In order to carry out the process and cold smoking in such a smokehouse, you will need another chamber. For its construction, you will need another balloon. Its preparation is carried out in the same way as the cylinder used for the main chamber of the smokehouse. The door is made the same size so that you can freely place meat for smoking inside. Several rods are fixed across the cylinder, on which the meat will be hung for smoking.

The hole left in the cold smoking chamber after the valve has been cut off will be used as a chimney. You can weld a small pipe to it. It is necessary to make a damper in it so that the smoke lingers inside, and not blown out. A hole is cut from below half the thickness of the cylinder, the same hole is cut in the upper part of the end of the chamber for hot smoking. They are combined in such a way that the cold smoking cylinder is in a vertical position. How it is done is shown in the photo below. good decision will equip the hot and cold smoking chamber with thermometers, which are sold separately for grills.

In order for the design of the smokehouse to be stable, you need to take care of the stand. It is worth remembering that due to the two additional modules, the legs will have to be slightly apart in order for the smokehouse to be stable. You can make legs for a smokehouse from reinforcement bars or square pipe. If they are supposed to be removable, then they are fixed on bolts and nuts, and not on welding. Their length must be calculated in such a way that the height of the hot smoking chamber is at the level of 1 meter. An additional partition can be made between the legs of the smokehouse, on which a shelf for firewood or other accessories is mounted. If the smokehouse will need to be moved frequently, then it makes sense to install two wheels from a children's bike.

Advice! Do-it-yourself smokehouse can be made from old gas stove. In this case, the cylinder will serve as a smoke generator. You will need to make a hose supply through which smoke will flow for smoking. To install the grates for smoking, everything is ready, because there are special grooves. In addition, through the window it will be possible to control the smoking process. An example of such a smokehouse can be seen in the video below.

Chip harvesting

Along with the construction of the smokehouse, the preparation of wood chips for smoking is an important step in the entire project. If raw materials are harvested from unsuitable wood, then the result will not be the best. That is why the use of coniferous trees is avoided. The reason is the abundance of resins that are contained in wood. When smoking, the resins will evaporate and settle on the smoke paths and on the firebox itself. In addition, they give a bitter aftertaste when smoked, which can spoil the product and nullify all strength. An excellent solution for smoking is dense wood. These include oak, hornbeam, beech, alder. When harvesting, it is worth remembering that the chips should not be too small. She can't stand high temperatures and may ignite. A larger one with a size of 3 cm or more smolders beautifully and emits a sufficient amount of smoke for smoking.

Fruit trees, for example, cherry and apple, also showed themselves well when smoking. It is not necessary to cut live branches from them in order to achieve the desired result. It is enough to save the remains after seasonal pruning. To use wood for smoking, it is necessary to remove the bark from it and only then grind it into chips. The bark contains a large amount of resins, which will have an unpleasant effect on the final product. The use of juniper and currant branches in small quantities is encouraged.

Conclusion

Building your own smokehouse is a busy and sometimes difficult process. But it allows you to acquire new skills and delight the family with delicacies. You can always make a small camping option from a small balloon and take it with you when you go out into nature by car. There you can smoke freshly caught fish.

Barbecue smokehouse (M-K) can be built from brick or stone. It turns out grandiose multifunctional buildings. If you do not need such greatness, you can create an M-K with your own hands from gas cylinders.

Of course you will need the right materials, tools and drawings, as well as skills and abilities.

Since a combined apparatus is being conceived, its main specificity is the difference in the conditions of product preparation.

Smoking technique

You can smoke products using the following methods:

Cold. The cooling of the smoke takes place inside in a long pipe. The smoke follows into the compartment with the product. It arrives there within 1-2 days. This guarantees the safety of products for 2-6 months.
hot. The smoke generator is located at the food section. The smoking doesn't last long. But you can store products for no more than two months.
Semi-cold. The process takes 1-1.5 days. There is a pipe between the smoke generator and the food compartment. Its length is 1.5 - 2 m.

The schemes of these methods are outlined below:

Depending on the preferred technique, the apparatus will, in fact, have the same design. Only its components will be concentrated from each other at different distances.

Parameters of the device and barbecue

The most common parameters of such units are:

Free length. It determines the number of skewers. The distance between them is as follows: 8-10 cm.
Height: 15-20 cm. This is the optimal interval from the product to the coals.
Width depending on the length of the skewer. The standards here are 25-40 cm.

An example of a drawing from a real cylinder:

A less critical indicator is the height from the ground line. Usually it is 80 - 120 cm. Grids are used for barbecue. The hearth does not change in height and length. The width is affected by the size of the lattice.

For grilling, the parameters of the roaster are less significant. But here you need a lid to keep a stable temperature in the brazier itself.

Advantages of a gas cylinder as a basis for M-K

The cylinder has a number of advantages over the barrel and sheet metal version. They are:

Wall density - 2.5 mm.
Reasonable prices used cylinders.
Compact dimensions.
Practical readiness of the body. This makes the job less labor intensive.

The planned barbecue smokehouse from a gas cylinder will be endowed with many functions. And here one capacity will not be enough. It can be used for barbecue. The second balloon is activated. Its volume is 50 liters. It will make a smoke generator.

Design questions

One design can combine 4 devices. In addition to the basics: barbecue and smokehouse, here you can arrange a grill and barbecue.

Classic variant mangala is perfect solution for the food compartment of the smokehouse. An important condition here is the presence of a cover with excellent sealing.

A smoke generator is added to the brazier. You can connect it with her directly, so it will work hot technique. Can be connected with a pipe of the required length. This is how the other two methods work.

It is impossible to make a multifunctional device from gas cylinders with your own hands without initial design. Ideally, use modern computer technology - draw a 3D drawing. At a minimum, you should have a sketch on paper. It is important to at least roughly represent the upcoming costs of materials: corners, pipes, etc.

Drawing:

Security Question

Before the main work, the cylinder must be prepared and made safe. For this:

Completely etch out the remaining gas, or rather propane and butane, if they are preserved in the tank.
The valve is carefully unscrewed.
The entire cylinder inside is filled with water. In this position, it remains for 12 hours.
Then the liquid is drained where it is not planned to plant plants.
The balloon is cut. An angle grinder with a disk for metal is used. This tool must be used correctly:

the disk is located on the left side of the body, so the abrasive part will be on top of the workpiece, and sparks will fly under the user's feet;
the cut is directed away from itself along the rotation of the disk,
when welding and edges are polished, the tooling surface is at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to the machined plane.

Failure to comply with these criteria can result in serious injury.

Manufacturing process

For the intended hybrid, a 50-liter cylinder is required. The following notations and cuts are made on it:

Lid. It has a length corresponding to the entire height of the cylinder from the sealing ring (it is located at the bottom) to the initial line of the rounding section of the neck. The approximate width is one third of the length of the entire circumference of the container.

The cover to the cylinder must be mounted by welding on the hinges

landing zones. They are needed for skewers. These are vertical slits on one side of the formed bowl.

Through holes are arranged opposite them.

Hole for chimney. It is cut in the upper side from the position of the neck.

Inlet. It may vary depending on the method. With the hot method, the smoke generator enters the machine from below. The shape of the hole is an oval, horizontally elongated.

With the cold method, for the pipe following from the smoker, the shape of the hole is a circle. Sizes are smaller

To conveniently use the dampers, corners should be welded to the bodies of both cylinders. Handles can be mounted on dampers

Creating a smoke generator

Its design is somewhat more difficult to work with. Action algorithm:

The balloon is cut to 50 cm in height. The bottom or neck is mounted back

A hole is prepared in the upper part for connection to the barbecue.

A grate for fuel (sawdust) is installed

The cover for access to the smoke generator is cut out

During the smoking process, there should be an ideal sealing of the brazier. When cooking meat product on the coals, air must penetrate to them. For this reason, instead of the standard side holes, a hatch should be cut out in the lower part. And part of the body in this situation is converted into a gate valve.

Chimney and supports

The methods for creating legs for M-K are as follows:

1. Brick layout.

2. Welding. Use a corner or profile pipe.

3. The use of a used stand from a sewing model.

Cutting of a vertical located tank for 50 liters of landing zones. Their shape is a semicircle. They correspond to the diameter of the device.

To guarantee the necessary draft, it is required to use a pipe whose height reaches at least 150 cm. The calculation is based on the smoke generator furnace. Wetted fuel is placed in it

Laying several rims for a car. They lie on top of each other. Caught by welding.

You can invent some of your own, innovative, version of the supports. A lot depends on your creativity here.

For chimney, it is better to use steel pipes. They must match in diameter.

The chimney does not need to be inserted into the hole where the balloon valve was previously located.

It is better to mount the pipe at the top of the cylinder.

When the cover is open, the efficiency of the chimney disappears. It is only used when smoking original dishes- delicacies.

At the culminating stage, you need to assemble a smokehouse from the resulting blanks:

The brazier is placed on the supporting elements.
A smoke generator is mounted to it from below. It is based on its legs.
The chimney is attached to the top.

This is how M-K is created, it is also a grill and barbecue from gas cylinders

Unlike brick version, the machine can be operated immediately. A traction test is carried out at the same moment.

Decorating questions

The created device can be endowed with additional functionality and decorate its design in an original way. For example, you can arrange:

Cutting table. Its convenience lies in the laying of products in the smokehouse. It also facilitates the work with skewers and packaging of cooked dishes.
Canopy. This is rain protection.
Woodpile. You can put the necessary firewood in it. And you don’t have to leave behind them during the culinary process.
Forged components. They will give the design a more valuable look.

If you make wheels in such an apparatus, it will become mobile. It can be freely moved around the site.

Thus, using only two cylinders per 50 liters, you can create a multifunctional useful hybrid unit. He will allow all year round to please yourself, your relatives and friends with delicious barbecue, shish kebabs and smoked meats.

Updated:

2016-10-03

A smokehouse from a gas cylinder is great solution acquire own device for smoking products using improvised materials. Getting a balloon is not difficult, and the process of making it yourself does not require special skills.

Photo of a smokehouse from a gas cylinder

Before you make a smokehouse from a gas cylinder, you need to decide what type of smoking you want to get - hot or cold.

The difference between them is quite serious. The smoking process of one type or another requires different approach to the organization of the design of the smokehouse.

Hot smoking provides more fast cooking because the temperature of the smoke is high. The disadvantage of hot smoking is that the products after cooking are limited in terms of storage - no more than 20 days.
Cold smoking takes 1-3 days, depending on the recipe, design and products. But you can store smoked meats for up to six months. Main difference cold smokehouse from hot is that the firebox is located at a distance of 3-4 meters from the container where the products are located. They are connected by a pipe - a smoke generator. The temperature is much lower, so the process takes longer. Hence the name - cold smoking.

Working with a balloon

A balloon is an excellent material for creating any type of smokehouse. Gaining great popularity grill smokehouse from a gas cylinder, which allows you to smoke food or barbecue on one device.

To make a do-it-yourself smoking device from a cylinder, you first need to work on this container.

Take gas bottle which is not rusted and is in good condition. Finding them is not a problem. The capacity of the cylinder should be from 50 liters.
Remove gas. Even though the gas was completely used up, and the stove was no longer working, there are certain residues there. To do this, unscrew the valve, install the cylinder upside down. The gas must come out.
Apply lather from dishwashing liquid to the valve. This will ensure that the gas is completely out. If bubbles appear, the gas has not yet completely vented.
After removing the remaining gas, thoroughly rinse the container clean water. Inside there are all kinds of precipitation, particles of gas. To rinse the container, saw off the neck. Be sure to wet the tool in cold water, insofar as fever may cause balloon rupture.
Fill the container with water through the hose. Shake it, drain the water. It is advisable to repeat the procedure several times, otherwise the preparation will come out bad smell transmitted to products.
The next step is to make the cover. Closing such a lid, you turn the cylinder into a smokehouse, and with the lid open, you can cook a barbecue.
Make markings on the sidewall of the container, along which the grinder will be cut. Leave room for attaching the lid hinges. Never saw the side rings of the cylinder.
Now install the hinges, sand all the cut areas so as not to cut yourself. And the smokehouse itself will look more attractive.
On the outside install door handles that will not heat up.
Connect the doors to the balloon.
The smokehouse should not just lie on the ground. For it, legs are installed or rest on a stand.
The stand and legs can be assembled from improvised materials. Not infrequently taken for a smokehouse old table, cut out part of the countertop.
If you want to get a more sophisticated design with your own hands, assemble a table from metal profiles, a new countertop.
The smokehouse must be securely supported, not loosen when cooking.

Firebox and chimney

It is difficult to imagine a smokehouse or a combined smokehouse-brazier without a chimney and a firebox. Here begins the main difference between cold and hot smoking.

The chimney is connected by a special metal elbow-pipe through a cut-out neck. The height of the chimney depends on the size of the structure, but it is advisable to make it higher than your own height. So the draft will be more efficient, and you will not suffer from smoke going into your eyes when cooking;
Be sure to provide a damper on the pipe, which will allow you to control the amount of smoke coming out;
If we talk about the firebox, then it can be welded from sheets of metal 4 mm thick, or you can take a gas cylinder of a smaller volume;
The smokehouse and the firebox are connected to the side opposite from the neck, where a hole is also made. It allows you to combine the design and ensure the flow of smoke from the furnace;
A grate is installed between the firebox and the smokehouse, otherwise an open fire will not allow food to be cooked properly;
The length of the pipe from the smokehouse to the firebox directly affects what type of smoking you get. Some make two removable structures with their own hands. According to the principle of the designer, they change places when you want to cook fish, meat, cold or hot smoked vegetables;
A firebox a few meters away from the smokehouse will allow you to cook food by cold smoking. When passing smoke through the pipe, it will cool down to 20-25 degrees;
Place a sheet of metal at the bottom of the smokehouse, wrap it in strong foil. This design will allow you to collect fat. It is recommended to change the foil after each preparation so that the old fat does not spoil the taste of a new batch of sweets;
If the smokehouse is stationary, it makes sense to additionally build a table where you can prepare products for the smoking procedure.

As you understand, assembling a hot or cold smoked smokehouse with your own hands, or combining a barbecue and two types of smokehouses in one device is not a difficult task. The main thing here is to be patient, to decide on the design before they began to prepare the balloon.

In the process of building a smokehouse with your own hands and its operation, certain questions may arise. We want to give you answers to some of them.

After completing the construction of a do-it-yourself smokehouse from an ordinary gas cylinder, cover it with black enamel. It will give the design a finished look.
As you use the smokehouse, the body will definitely get dirty with soot. It does not affect the quality of cooking, so you should not worry about cleanliness.
Washing the smokehouse out of the cylinder with metal brushes, you will remove the enamel and provoke the formation of rust. So it is better to let the smokehouse be covered with soot.
Before the first preparation of smoked products in a new do-it-yourself smokehouse, be sure to conduct an idle firebox. So you completely remove all extraneous odors, because the first portion of fish or meat will definitely not disappoint you. Many do not clean the cylinder, they begin to smoke. The taste is disgusting, which is why a person is disappointed in home-smoked. And all you had to do was wash and heat the device.
Sawdust from deciduous and fruit trees is suitable for perfect smoking. No needles. Its resin will make foods bitter when smoked.
Clean the firebox and the bottom of the smoker periodically so that old combustion products do not spoil the taste of the products.

A gas cylinder lying around is not just scrap metal. If desired, you can build a magnificent smokehouse from it. Homemade smoking is tasty and cheap when compared with current prices for smoked meats in stores.

Today in the store you can find a smokehouse for every taste. But the prices, to put it mildly, bite. If you show a little diligence, you can save a lot by making a fish and meat smoker yourself. For example, from a gas cylinder. The metal from which it is made is quite strong. This means that you can easily provide your family with delicacies. To do-it-yourself optilka from a gas cylinder, video and photo you will find in our article, if you are planning to implement such a design, be sure to read it to the end.

Necessary materials for the manufacture of a smokehouse:

1. Gas cylinder (volume 50 l.);
2. Sheet of iron 4 ml. It is necessary for the organization of the firebox;
3. Pipes for the manufacture of a chimney elbow;
4. Pipes for connection with the furnace;
5. Pipes for stand (smaller diameter);
6. Hinges to install the door;
7. Rods (small diameter). Necessary for the manufacture of the lattice.
Do not forget before starting installation that the gas from the cylinder must be released completely and then rinsed with water. This will prevent an explosion.

Step-by-step instructions for making a smokehouse from a gas cylinder:

Let's mark the door. Don't cut it all the way through. Having slightly bent, weld the loops, and then cut out completely;
Instead of the neck, which should be sawn off, we weld the knee and insert the chimney. The pipe is made with a damper so that you can easily adjust the smoke output;

Now cut a hole to connect the smokehouse to the firebox. We need it to regulate traction. A rod must be welded along the edges of the hole (can be replaced with a metal strip). Then the metal will not bend when heated;
AT lower part smokehouse we will install a sheet of steel. We need it to collect and remove fat. The smokehouse grate is made of a material such as metal rods;

The support can be welded and removable. Removability is easy to ensure by making holes for the bolts. For example, you can weld 4 tubes to the bottom at the corners of the smokehouse. Their length is about 6 cm. When you assemble the smokehouse, these tubes should be inserted into pipes with a large diameter on a stand. If you build wheels on these stands, then your smokehouse from a gas cylinder will become mobile. A household shelf for placing dishes or firewood can be equipped under the smokehouse;

For the manufacture of the firebox, a smaller gas cylinder is taken. It is necessary to make 2 special holes with doors in it. The sawdust will be loaded at the top. In the lower part they arrange a blower. In order to prevent fire from entering the smokehouse, the firebox is connected to the smokehouse not directly, but through a small transition. It is easy to make from a pipe.

Self. Naturally, they need different temperatures. Therefore, in order to ensure cold smoking, the smokehouse connection pipe should be lengthened. Then the hot air, passing through the pipe, will cool to the desired temperature, which should be in the range of 20-25 degrees. AT universal version the smokehouse is installed with a pipe of the length that you need for smoking at a particular moment.

Do-it-yourself video smokehouse from a balloon:

Outcome:

So, put in a little effort, and you will have equipment for cooking great delicacies, because it's so easy to make gas bottle smoker with your own hand, when you have photos and videos at hand. On this we say goodbye to you, we wish you success in all your endeavors, until we meet again on our website - a farmer without hassle!