The SmokerBuilder Podcast

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Frank Cox “The BBQ Pit Engineer”™️ of SmokerBuilder shares his tricks and secrets from over 14 years of building smokersThings like the technical side of designing and manufacturing smokers and grills, fire management, and cooking great BBQ!Join our private online community at:https://SmokerBuilderU.com (https://smokerbuilderu.com/)Check out SmokerPlans.net! (https://www.smokerplans.net/) Get your Smoker Build Started!Our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/SmokerBuilder) has lots of helpful videos!Need Tools or Supplies for your build? Check out my Amazon List! (https://www.amazon.com/shop/smokerbuilder)

Recent Episodes
  • S7 Ep6: Do You Need Bracing on Cook Chamber Doors for a 250-Gallon Smoker Build?
    Mar 19, 2025 – 12:08
  • S7 Ep5: Welding Carbon Steel to Stainless Steel for Smoker Projects
    Mar 17, 2025 – 06:12
  • S7 Ep4: Finding The Sweet Spot: Smoker Efficiency VS Your BBQ Results
    Aug 3, 2024 – 29:00
  • S7 Ep3: Insulating a Firebox on Your Offset Smoker: Is It Necessary?
    Aug 1, 2024 – 09:14
  • S7 Ep2: The Secret to Perfect BBQ: Mastering Radiant & Convective Heat!
    Jul 8, 2024 – 18:43
  • S7 Ep1: How To Source Steel On The Cheap
    Jul 3, 2024 – 09:16
  • S6 Ep20: A chat with Dell Fort
    Apr 8, 2024 – 01:05:28
  • S6 Ep19: Ashley live with John Mann
    Apr 3, 2024 – 52:39
  • S6 Ep18: Chat with Steven Petrotto Part 2
    Apr 1, 2024 – 44:58
  • S6 Ep17: Chat with Steven Petrotto part 1
    Mar 27, 2024 – 41:51
  • S6 Ep16: Competition bbq chat
    Mar 20, 2024 – 44:58
  • S6 Ep15: Pork steak chat
    Mar 18, 2024 – 24:15
  • S6 Ep14: Vintage Smoker Design With Guest Dustin of Mule Skinner Smoke Rigs!
    Mar 11, 2024 – 56:23
  • S6 Ep13: PitMaster Secrets Podcast-The Difference Between Reverse Flow and Offset Smokers
    Mar 6, 2024 – 22:00
  • S6 Ep12: PitMaster Secrets Podcast- How to Find A Propane Tank
    Mar 4, 2024 – 09:26
  • S6 Ep11: PitMaster Secrets Podcast- Do you Need A Water Pan For Your Smoker
    Feb 28, 2024 – 13:46
  • S6 Ep10: Getting Started In SmokerBuilding Biz With Guest Paul From HDM Smokers!
    Feb 26, 2024 – 01:07:54
  • S6 Ep9: Welder Repair and Common Equipment Failures With Guest Roy Elkins Of Baker's Gas
    Feb 21, 2024 – 58:33
  • S6 Ep8: Smoker Design_ What Style Propane Tank Heads Are Best
    Feb 19, 2024 – 04:59
  • S6 Ep7: Smoker Design_ Are Door Leaks Bad Or Should I Fix Them
    Feb 14, 2024 – 19:40
  • S6 Ep6: Shirley Fabrication, Bob Moffatt, Aaron Voigt Podcast at SmokerBuilder HQ
    Feb 12, 2024 – 57:08
  • S6 Ep5: Pit Master Secrets- How to Build a Pit Without a Shop
    Feb 7, 2024 – 10:49
  • S6 Ep4: Mounting Fireboxes To Cook Chambers And More With Shane Gonzales @sgmetalworks
    Feb 5, 2024 – 01:02:53
  • S6 Ep3: From Drum Smokers To Stick Burners With Matt From Cotton Gin Smokers
    Jan 31, 2024 – 01:00:44
  • S6 Ep2: Creative Steel Coatings, Patina, and Design with Aaron Voigt of Voigt Metal
    Jan 29, 2024 – 01:00:10
  • S6 Ep1: Smoker Design: Smoker Size- How I Size A Smoker- Gallons VS Diameter And Length
    Jan 24, 2024 – 02:41
  • S5 Ep9: How I Determine Air Inlet Placement And Why
    Sep 25, 2023 – 12:45
  • S5 Ep8: The Ergonomics Of Smoker design
    Aug 11, 2023 – 15:50
  • S5 Ep7: Why Is My Meat Black And How Can I Prevent This?
    Jun 5, 2023 – 20:13
  • S5 Ep6: The Anatomy Of A BBQ Trailer
    Feb 14, 2023 – 28:18
  • S5 Ep5: How To Move Heavy Things
    Jan 26, 2023 – 17:29
  • S5 Ep4: How To Determine Smoker Placement On Your Trailer
    Jan 22, 2023 – 22:14
  • S5 Ep3: Should You Insulate A Firebox?
    Jan 18, 2023 – 20:08
  • S5 Ep2: Does Steel Thickness REALLY Matter?
    Jan 16, 2023 – 16:55
  • S5 Ep1: Coming Clean And I'm Changing The Name Of The Podcast
    Jan 14, 2023 – 10:01
  • S4 Ep5: Warped Doors And Other PitFalls With Chris From GreenMoneyFab
    Nov 29, 2022 – 09:26
  • S4 Ep4: Favorite Abrasives For Grinding Steel FT. Bob Moffatt
    Nov 28, 2022 – 05:29
  • S4 Ep3: My Offset Smoker Won't Get Hot Enough, How Do I Fix This?
    Nov 25, 2022 – 10:41
  • S4 Ep2: Smoker Draft And More: SmokerBuilder Happy Hour With Guest Aaron Voigt @mrvoigt
    Mar 31, 2022 – 02:12:21
  • S4 Ep1: The Smoker Biz: SmokerBuilder Happy Hour with Guest Ryan of @backlinefab
    Mar 12, 2022 – 46:42
  • S3 Ep6: What Kind Of Baffle Should I Use For An Offset Smoker?
    Dec 1, 2021 – 09:50
  • S3 Ep5: What Kind Of Paint To Use For A Smoker?
    Nov 22, 2021 – 03:43
  • S3 Ep4: [Q&A] Which Insulation To Use For Building A Smoker?
    Nov 18, 2021 – 07:39
  • S3 Ep3: Should I Build My Own Smoker?
    Nov 18, 2021 – 14:06
  • S3 Ep2: How To Find A Meat Supplier
    Jun 18, 2021 – 08:40
  • S3 Ep1: Have I Been Cooking With Ash Wood?
    Jun 11, 2021 – 11:05
  • S2 Ep17: Build a StickBurner Without Starting From Scratch
    Sep 28, 2020 – 05:34
  • S2 Ep16: Should You Cook "Hot & Fast" OR "Low & Slow"
    Sep 21, 2020 – 07:06
  • S2 Ep15: Why Your Pellet Cooker Could Be Holding You Back
    Sep 14, 2020 – 09:30
  • S2 Ep14: The Difference Between Drum Smoker & StickBurners
    Aug 31, 2020 – 10:46
Recent Reviews
  • Atowb
    Teaches Smoking Really Well
    An amazing guide to BBQ culture and how to smoke food. Love it. Got me excited enough to get a smoker.
  • Inconsequential Thoughts
    Great Show For The DIY BBQ Guy
    Easy going talk full of information on BBQ Pits. If you want to understand how various styles of pits function or have ever thought about building one yourself this is your show! They’ll even build one for you! Simply an enjoyable podcast!
  • Corndawg1987
    PitMaster Secrets Podcast
    Love the podcast. Always look forward to more episodes. Please try and have more centered around UDS builds and usage.
  • MarkStefan488
    Great show
    As a newbie, I’m learning a lot from this show! Thank you
  • pavaojc
    Good stuff
    There's a lot of stuff I've heard but don't know the why. This podcast explains it and when you understand it, it makes more sense and you have a better idea why what works does and what works doesn't. Really enjoying this.
  • Bart-on-the-Lang
    Great Information
    This is a very good podcast for beginners and anyone that wants to become better at cooking on their pit.
  • Normal Buck
    Regular guy(s) talking Que
    Unassuming talk, provides good tips to help aspiring “pit masters”. I like that he tries to account for folks using different pits - offsets, RFs, etc., and that he’s aware of common problems most of us have encountered, and offers thoughts to avoid them
  • J-dog!!
    Gravity Feed
    Enjoyed the Podcast. I think the sound quality would be better if you didn’t record it in your pickup.😊
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