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Just built this last night. $130 supplies from bunnings. Took about 2 1/2 hours to build (or 5 beers long ).

Fired it up and cooked italian sausages. Lightly smoked they tasted like kabana but 1000 time better!

Kept it running and cooked some bacon and 3 eggs. Bacon was a bit dry and I cooked the eggs too long (want runny yolks) but the flavour was great. Next time lower heat and more smoke.

Going to fire it up today for a chicken. Going to brine a second chicken for 2 days and then smoke it. On some BBQ sites they brine before smoking and they all say the flavour is better. With the first chicken I'm going to smoke some jalpenos to make a adobe sauce for the second chicken.

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Thought this was great value at $17! I saw a smoker box by itself for $22!
Wood chips in the pack are Manuka and Kanuka (NZ woods)

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First run. Still some air flow things to sort out.

Will post some pics of the chicken when it's finished.

<blockquote data-quote="sijani" data-source="post: 436169" data-attributes="member: 10180">Just built this last night.&nbsp; $130 supplies from bunnings.&nbsp; Took about 2 1/2 hours to build (or 5 beers long <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> ).Fired it up and cooked italian sausages.&nbsp; Lightly smoked they tasted like kabana but 1000 time better!Kept it running and cooked some bacon and 3 eggs.&nbsp; Bacon was a bit dry and I cooked the eggs too long (want runny yolks) but the flavour was great.&nbsp; Next time lower heat and more smoke.Going to fire it up today for a chicken.&nbsp; Going to brine a second chicken for 2 days and then smoke it.&nbsp; On some BBQ sites they brine before smoking and they all say the flavour is better.&nbsp; With the first chicken I&#039;m going to smoke some jalpenos to make a adobe sauce for the second chicken.[ATTACH]25673[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH]25674[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH]25675[/ATTACH]

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Thought this was great value at $17!&nbsp; I saw a smoker box by itself for $22!
Wood chips in the pack are Manuka and Kanuka (NZ woods)

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First run.&nbsp; Still some air flow things to sort out.

Will post some pics of the chicken when it&#039;s finished. 
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[QUOTE="sijani, post: 436169, member: 10180"] Just built this last night. $130 supplies from bunnings. Took about 2 1/2 hours to build (or 5 beers long :P ). Fired it up and cooked italian sausages. Lightly smoked they tasted like kabana but 1000 time better! Kept it running and cooked some bacon and 3 eggs. Bacon was a bit dry and I cooked the eggs too long (want runny yolks) but the flavour was great. Next time lower heat and more smoke. Going to fire it up today for a chicken. Going to brine a second chicken for 2 days and then smoke it. On some BBQ sites they brine before smoking and they all say the flavour is better. With the first chicken I'm going to smoke some jalpenos to make a adobe sauce for the second chicken. [center][ATTACH]25673.IPB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]25674.IPB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]25675.IPB[/ATTACH] [/center] [center][ATTACH]25676.IPB[/ATTACH] [/center][center]Thought this was great value at $17! I saw a smoker box by itself for $22! Wood chips in the pack are Manuka and Kanuka (NZ woods) [/center] [center][ATTACH]25677.IPB[/ATTACH] [/center][center]First run. Still some air flow things to sort out. Will post some pics of the chicken when it's finished. [/center] [/QUOTE]

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