Old Smokey Super Sear: No. 10 can mod

The Old Smokey Jumbo is fantastic chicken and burger grill. But that is why it is not a great steak cooker. In this video I explain the secret of why it does chicken and burgers so well. Then I explain how you can get better high heat searing ability with empty drink and number 10 cans.
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[@meatcranium4280]

Brilliant!! I love using cans to modify and for water in cooking chamber. Very nice

[@BigLewBBQ]

MeatCranium BBQ AND REVIEW Glad you like my Po’ N’ Sear.

[@gtsbarbecueandcuisine4837]

Lol nice mod. Have never seen these in the Pacific Northwest. You are definitely creative. Wonder how it does on onions. Oh that’s another cook. 🍻

[@stevehilliard1495]

Hey look it’s a Big Lew Slow & Sear!! Good job!!

[@BigLewBBQ]

Steve Hilliard It’s a Po’ N’ Sear!

[@JeffreyCoumbe]

I use my Old Smokey a couple times a week. It lives uncovered on a deck in humid Conroe TX. It last much longer than my Webber Kettle grill for some reason. I use different sized bricks under the coal plate depending on what I am cooking.

[@BigLewBBQ]

Jeffrey Coumbe Very Cool, Yes Old Smokey’s last of you keep them clean. You must be very faithful about removing the ashes. I usually remove the ashes, but there are sometimes that I am neglectful. Shame on me.

[@PicklesBBQandCooking]

Well ya know I like that mod even if I don’t have the fancy Jumbo version. :) I like good and cheap mods so I say go for it Lew!

[@BigLewBBQ]

Pickles BBQ Thanks Pickles

[@ChickenFriedBBQ]

nice vid! i cooked my first brisket 25 years ago on a old smokey! they are great cookers!!

[@BigLewBBQ]

Chicken Fried BBQ Thanks Chicken Fried.

[@joelbell1360]

Just got me a old smokey 22. I'd like to see cooking videos and your tinkering. Thanks Big Lew ! Great content 👍

[@BigLewBBQ]

Joel Bell Hi welcome to the channel and you’ll love Old Smokey. I have a play list that features several recipes and cooks with my Old Smokey Grills. kzbin.info/aero/PLCMmeo0Gae76K8HFN8FWJjhaKsEBX6sDo

[@stantheman6411]

Thanks for the info. This was so helpful. There is no tips in this video that I could not use. The can to create the vortex was awesome. I can’t wait to try some wings.

[@BBQPITDOG]

Thats a great idea Rob....It's gotta be super concentrated heat for a sear.

[@stevec.8095]

Hey Big Lew! I just got my first Old Smokey, and am learning the temps and the vents! This video was very helpful for me! I primarily want to use it for direct grilling and am trying to get the right combinations! Thank-You Very Much for introducing me to Old Smokey, and for the various cooks it can do! I am really enjoying the process! Cheers!

[@stantheman6411]

Oh, by all means. Do share video’s to work the grill as in how to set it up for certain meats. Then I will look forward to you cooking. The more you share how to use the Old Smokey. I find my grilling taste so much better.

[@wippdriver1]

Great Video Lew, those are some really good and cheap mods! I love Old Smokey Grills and have mods to my 22! I sent pictures in to Old Smokey and I'm on their "stories" page as GG from Carlsbad NM. Old Smoky Grills are the best! Thanks for the great videos!

[@daddydutchbbq]

Nice mods Big Lew ! Big Sexy Barbecue Society! I think some of your mods would be great mixed in with cooking videos! Do a mod and then show how to exactly use it on the next cook !

[@gregjackson1799]

Hi Lew, I have a super lrg smoker like this one I'm newish to bbq. I liked the way you explained everything & it made sense. I know I'm about 3yrs late lol but is there any vidoes you have showing like how to keep the temp/ or your best setting for diff meats? I'm only good with pork chops (Chicken has been a fail) its like nvr cooked long enough (coals burn out & if i add to the one's already hot they nvr get hot enough or too hot) & the chicken is nvr like bite thru. its like I need to finish off in the oven!) Well I was happy to see your channel & I pray all is well.

[@BigLewBBQ]

Things were rough for a couple years, but they are getting better. I have lots of videos using the Old Smokey.

[@jim-e-que]

I love tinkering, Lew . Especially when it don't cost nuthin' !

[@BigLewBBQ]

Jim-E-Q Free from the cafeteria where I work.

[@401als]

If you take can full of charcoal... Push to side......... Is in direct...? Also if someone has a old chimney... Perfect instaead of can...

[@barnee27]

Hey Lew, just found your channel today and I'm really liking what you do. I picked up an 18" at Academy this afternoon on clearance for $12 and I'm excited to start trying it out. It was an open box and it had never been used but it was a little bent up so I'm wondering if the two halves should match up well or if it's okay for there to be some little gaps since both halves appear to be exactly the same size so I'm having a bear of a time getting them shaped up to match up just right. I'm guessing these are better for hot and fast than low and slow anyway right? But do they leak a lot of smoke between the halves or have you ever done anything to seal them up a bit?

[@BigLewBBQ]

12 Buick’s is a good deal. If it is out of round you can likely fix it with a tourniquet. Take piece of para cord around the outside just under the lip and screw driver and twist if you don’t understand I have an old video on how to do it. See the 1:37 mark of this video to see how I made another grill round that was a bit misshaped. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZmVlYOtp6mKg5Y

[@barnee27]

@@BigLewBBQ Wow, thank you for this Big Lew! I had planned on taking a rubber mallet to it and driving myself insane with overcorrections and I never would have thought to do this. I'm looking forward to testing this thing out. I started with a pellet smoker about 6 months ago and decided that while I love the convenience, I want to play with fire. I'm planning on getting a kamado style grill and smoker later in the year but when I saw this thing for less than the price of a steak I figured it was a no brainer and I think it's much better than the cheap little Kingsford kettle I have. I love that it's produced in the USA too of course. Just subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing what you do next.

[@MagicMan8787]

Love your style...out of the box thinker. keep up the content.

[@billgoodwin3008]

I suspect that every industrial arts teacher is rolling his/her eyes when they see the wood bit going into that can . 😱 😀👍 Semper Fi

[@BigLewBBQ]

Bill Goodwin Probaby so, but it is the only 3/4” bit I had. I had no metal bit larger than 1/2. Also, it is old and rusty. I have a step drill bit but it is more expensive and wasn’t worth using in the can. Besides, I’m a foreign language teacher, industrial arts teachers don’t like me anyway.

[@waynewayne377]

...it's easier Lew if you leave the bottom on and use a beer can opener around the base for the venting then remove the bottom.....

[@BigLewBBQ]

Good idea.

[@billyrogers8384]

Please tinker...but please show us how you cook on your tinker stuff!! Love your channel Big Lew.

[@peetsnort]

I love practical skills.

[@iGEAUXHARD]

Big Lew, thanks for the video. Can I use the big can of coals for offset rib smoking? If so should I use the 5 inch cans to raise the coal plate or use the normal placement?

[@steveharris2658]

Thanks for sharing this video! Old Smokey grills are the best grill ever for the money you spend. I had one (14" size) when I was in college and we cooked chicken on it every weekend! My Old Smokey was the only thing I took with me (beside my diploma) when I left school!

[@BigLewBBQ]

Steve Harris Yes they are an amazing value and American Made too.

[@gregormiller4037]

Fun post Big Leeeeeeewwwww! These kinda post add some additional flavor to your channel, and we get to see your creative side. It adds some dimension, depth and color to the menagerie we all know as Big Lew (too much? ..its just a rough draft:)

[@BigLewBBQ]

Gregor Miller Well that about says it all! Thanks.

[@rootboycooks]

I must live in the wrong part of the country! I need to move! Rock On Big Lew!

[@BigLewBBQ]

The Root Boy Cooks ! If you live in the Gulf South you live in the right part of the county! LOL.

[@rhistarsinger1033]

Both, Both is good.

[@thegrumpyolgringo]

Love the mods and tips. Love the old Smokey cheap grill. Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing. 😎.

[@BigLewBBQ]

The Grumpy Ol' Gringo Sr. Old Smokey’s are a diamond in the rough.

[@cbaise]

Hey, Lew! I like your cooking and mod videos! Thanks!

[@BigLewBBQ]

Thank you

[@brmarkwell]

Thanks for sharing, Old Smokey fan here.

[@BigLewBBQ]

Brian M They are awesome grills and a great value.

[@expertnmbbusinesses560]

Hey Big Lew I loved the Mod video. I would love to see you make videos cooking and doing mods.

[@AdrianGarcia-lq9gi]

Great idea! Loved this mod video would like to see more.

[@martins.4957]

Man big Lew!! Great idea. You are a teacher bro thanks for your video man

[@Samuel-sx1mq]

These pop cans and tins have all sorts of coatings and metals that are not meant to be cooked with.

[@BigLewBBQ]

You probably right. I use a different system now. Does that discount beer can chicken.

[@lanehamilton536]

0:07 lil Lew the next up rapper

[@MrT6bill]

Awesome! Got to find one of those Old Smokey's!

[@brianhurt3570]

Like the video Big Lew! Keep the mods coming buddy!

[@rayc76knoxville]

Awesome tips! Thanks for the info.

[@67polara]

Maybe 3 of the tall bush beans cans eh??

[@billgoodwin3008]

I didn’t know that you were a foreign language instructor - I thought you taught spanish . 😄 Semper Fi

[@BigLewBBQ]

Yeah your right, it ain’t all that foreign is it?

[@KrismanX]

Old Smokey GURU

[@BigLewBBQ]

Kristofer Dangcil I really like these grills. There is a rustic simplicity to them, they are very versatile with out having to purchase a lot of accessories. Furthermore they are a fantastic economic value. Made in the USA. Best deal for a gill in the barbecue industry.

[@uhmump95]

I liked the vid Lew. Keep them coming.

[@4000marcdman]

All things BBQ are good to go in my opinion.

[@dwighthogan123]

I like the mods keep going with it.

[@LassesFoodAndBarbecue]

Nice and cheap mods. Love it

[@jameslinaweaver7418]

AWESOME FOR SURE;

[@timothydotson6693]

Great vid Big Lew!

[@BiggsHomeCookin]

Simple and cheap mod... that will work! Mod On BL

[@carlosaguirre7723]

Great video

[@BigLewBBQ]

Thanks but I no longer use this, I have a vortex now.

[@HeavyMetalBarBQue]

If You're asking Me....................Mod On! \m/

[@josephkee1298]

Yes good video

[@stevelitteral]

😎👍

[@sideyardbarbecue3214]

Liked the vid