File Cabinet Smoker Build

building my first smoker from a file cabinet and smoking a wild hog leg too.

[@timhanlon3138]

Great job! I'm going to build one

[@robertparris9976]

i love the content and your humor! thanks for a simple easy to understand build!

[@CountryBabeSuzieQ]

You Rock Bro!! New Subscriber!

[@brandonGCHACHU]

Nice!

[@Grayog]

way cooler than the last video bout the dog n tree

[@marymcclain5050]

Gott do this…👍🏽

[@NorthernKitty]

The people who gave you a "thumb's down" are just jealous because they didn't get invited over for dinner. 😋

[@bassworship50]

I think you did a good job with this build. I want to build one and I appreciate the ideas you gave

[@phillipclegg4804]

Looking good

[@danma9191]

Ty buddy. You gave me some good ideals for my own I'm making. Appreciate ya making this

[@VansWorld]

Great video. Leg good delicious 😁👍

[@dreadymurphy2055]

Bro thanks for the video. I'm ready to do mine NOW

[@leeedwards8859]

My dude! You seem like ud be a cool cat to hang out with. Love the video. I’ll be building mine soon thanks for the outline.

[@lisaguy1860]

GREAT JOB! I'M DOING THIS!!!

[@Testeverything123]

Got to strip paint off before everything else.

[@workaholic5066]

So I want to build one... BUT... all these cabinets are powder coated during construction and you never know what chemicals is used for the powder coat base. I dont want that stuff leaching into my familys barbecue. So my plan is to make a fake cabinet box with 4 drawer kits from HD and weld tack the box and shelves. Mite post a vid when I do it.

[@wolfy1987]

You can burn off the paint, or you can use a paint stripper

[@davidsettle8456]

Nice build. Do you have a material list , 36 holes, we're did u get the racks ,

[@charlesmartin7347]

Thanks now I know what to look for

[@michaelsigafoos2620]

I'm doing this!

[@racheldunn9399]

You are so good looking! 😍

[@martybowling6626]

How was the hog leg? Did you get sick or anything? Also it looked a little too done lol

[@esmooth2125]

Where you get the racks from?

[@jeffroyer869]

I bet China paints those things with lead paint

[@bigguy8974]

Nice build man! Im currently building mine. Did you venilate the bottom drawer? And where did you get the racks?

[@dunnjustinn66]

Hey thanks for watching. I got the racks from Walmart, they were some cheap drying racks.I would just crack the bottom drawer open a bit to regulate the temp.

[@andrewviolette5368]

If you don’t mind me asking how did you fix the plastic wheel problem. Just ran into that same problem. Wondering if I should burn them off and let it just be a sliding drawer?

[@dunnjustinn66]

That's actually what I did. After they burnt off I just left it that way. It may not be the best way to do it, but it works for mine.

[@nathankight9424]

Did you sand it down? Or repaint with high heat paint? Asking for myself... Also in the midst of creating a file cabinet smoker...

[@dunnjustinn66]

I did sand the inside and outside. Also cooked the inside real good to burn off anything i might have missed. Good luck with your build!

[@servihomestead4324]

I like it, man. Cool video. Glad your smoker worked. I plan on making one this weekend from a 3 drawer file cabinet we have. What temp were you getting? Oh, and I'm pretty sure you'd want to smoke something that large a little longer than six hours.

[@dunnjustinn66]

Thank you! It was alot of fun and I was getting a decent temp anywhere from 250 to like 320. I really wanted to smoke it longer but underestimated my time so threw it in the oven to finish it off. Still came out good though.

[@servihomestead4324]

Oh, yeah, you did say that you put it in the oven. I found the old vid of Luke on Catfish & Carp. I like the use of an electric hot plate to heat up the chips. I made a "burn-off" fire in mine this weekend and found the (melted) sheets of plastic you mentioned behind each door. I found it difficult to keep a good fire going, but I'll be trying a pork leg and some bacon slabs this week. Thanks again for the video.

[@torolabie5608]

Like it- wonder if you could have foiled wrapped it and finished it off one drawer below instead of the inside kitchen oven?

[@dunnjustinn66]

I would have liked to have done it that way, but I misjudged my timing lol. That's the only reason it went in the oven honestly.

[@ashtongreen7949]

how much coals or wood do you use to maintain the temperature

[@dunnjustinn66]

Well honestly, I'm still playing around with different wood and coals. What is key is good ventilation. Without that is doesn't matter what you use.

[@liamdoherty8294]

how long does the charcoal last? sounds like a 6 hour smoke would require a lot of topping up

[@dunnjustinn66]

Depends on the coal you use. I went with lump coal and oak wood. I believe I only had to mess with it once or twice. If you know how to control the air flow, you can make it last awhile.

[@liamdoherty8294]

@@dunnjustinn66 OK thanks dude. Definitely gonna get this done for the spring coming. Keep up the good work

[@tylerpickersgill]

Only difference i did was build a long fire and burn all the plastic off and then watch it down.

[@backintofishing6716]

Way cool idea. How was it?

[@dunnjustinn66]

Man it was a fun build and it works like a charm

[@munkysthrowpoop]

What did you do about the plastic wheels if they melted?

[@dunnjustinn66]

It will still slide on the track, just not as smooth. Depending on how the rails are it might not even effect it very much.

[@kimmonsm]

@@dunnjustinn66 I had the same problem. Afterwards the top 2 draws had issues closing. I built mine 2 yrs ago and the wheels finally melted. I'm in the process of cutting the draws off the top 2 draws and keeping the front panels. I'll hinge and handle them. Then drill holes on the top to hang chains and hooks. If It's a success, I'll let you know.

[@dunnjustinn66]

@@kimmonsm please do!

[@russellleboeuf8637]

@@kimmonsm I'm going to start on a build and thought about doing that from the start. I think the hinge will work better than the drawers. Have you started this yet?

[@kimmonsm]

Russell LeBoeuf Yes Sirrr. I did a burn out last night and will be smoking some baby backs, some jerk tips, whole chicken and some links tomorrow. I’ll send some pics or video.

[@SebastianKachel]

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