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The SmokerBuilder Podcast — 85 episodes

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S7 Ep6: Do You Need Bracing on Cook Chamber Doors for a 250-Gallon Smoker Build?

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S7 Ep5: Welding Carbon Steel to Stainless Steel for Smoker Projects

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S7 Ep4: Finding The Sweet Spot: Smoker Efficiency VS Your BBQ Results

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S7 Ep3: Insulating a Firebox on Your Offset Smoker: Is It Necessary?

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S7 Ep2: The Secret to Perfect BBQ: Mastering Radiant & Convective Heat!

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S7 Ep1: How To Source Steel On The Cheap

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S6 Ep20: A chat with Dell Fort

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S6 Ep19: Ashley live with John Mann

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S6 Ep18: Chat with Steven Petrotto Part 2

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S6 Ep17: Chat with Steven Petrotto part 1

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S6 Ep16: Competition bbq chat

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S6 Ep15: Pork steak chat

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S6 Ep14: Vintage Smoker Design With Guest Dustin of Mule Skinner Smoke Rigs!

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S6 Ep13: PitMaster Secrets Podcast-The Difference Between Reverse Flow and Offset Smokers

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S6 Ep12: PitMaster Secrets Podcast- How to Find A Propane Tank

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S6 Ep11: PitMaster Secrets Podcast- Do you Need A Water Pan For Your Smoker

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S6 Ep10: Getting Started In SmokerBuilding Biz With Guest Paul From HDM Smokers!

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S6 Ep9: Welder Repair and Common Equipment Failures With Guest Roy Elkins Of Baker's Gas

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S6 Ep8: Smoker Design_ What Style Propane Tank Heads Are Best

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S6 Ep7: Smoker Design_ Are Door Leaks Bad Or Should I Fix Them

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S6 Ep6: Shirley Fabrication, Bob Moffatt, Aaron Voigt Podcast at SmokerBuilder HQ

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S6 Ep5: Pit Master Secrets- How to Build a Pit Without a Shop

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S6 Ep4: Mounting Fireboxes To Cook Chambers And More With Shane Gonzales @sgmetalworks

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S6 Ep3: From Drum Smokers To Stick Burners With Matt From Cotton Gin Smokers

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S6 Ep2: Creative Steel Coatings, Patina, and Design with Aaron Voigt of Voigt Metal

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S6 Ep1: Smoker Design: Smoker Size- How I Size A Smoker- Gallons VS Diameter And Length

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S5 Ep9: How I Determine Air Inlet Placement And Why

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S5 Ep8: The Ergonomics Of Smoker design

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S5 Ep7: Why Is My Meat Black And How Can I Prevent This?

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S5 Ep6: The Anatomy Of A BBQ Trailer

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S5 Ep5: How To Move Heavy Things

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S5 Ep4: How To Determine Smoker Placement On Your Trailer

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S5 Ep3: Should You Insulate A Firebox?

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S5 Ep2: Does Steel Thickness REALLY Matter?

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S5 Ep1: Coming Clean And I'm Changing The Name Of The Podcast

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S4 Ep5: Warped Doors And Other PitFalls With Chris From GreenMoneyFab

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S4 Ep4: Favorite Abrasives For Grinding Steel FT. Bob Moffatt

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S4 Ep3: My Offset Smoker Won't Get Hot Enough, How Do I Fix This?

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S4 Ep2: Smoker Draft And More: SmokerBuilder Happy Hour With Guest Aaron Voigt @mrvoigt

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S4 Ep1: The Smoker Biz: SmokerBuilder Happy Hour with Guest Ryan of @backlinefab

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S3 Ep6: What Kind Of Baffle Should I Use For An Offset Smoker?

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S3 Ep5: What Kind Of Paint To Use For A Smoker?

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S3 Ep4: [Q&A] Which Insulation To Use For Building A Smoker?

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S3 Ep3: Should I Build My Own Smoker?

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S3 Ep2: How To Find A Meat Supplier

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S3 Ep1: Have I Been Cooking With Ash Wood?

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S2 Ep17: Build a StickBurner Without Starting From Scratch

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S2 Ep16: Should You Cook "Hot & Fast" OR "Low & Slow"

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S2 Ep15: Why Your Pellet Cooker Could Be Holding You Back

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S2 Ep14: The Difference Between Drum Smoker & StickBurners

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S2 Ep13: Can You Grill On A Reverse Flow Smoker?

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S2 Ep12: Can You Burn Wood in a Drum Smoker?

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S2 Ep11: PitBuilding With No Welding Experience

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S2 Ep10: How to Build a Pit Without a Shop

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S2 Ep9: PitBuilding on a Tight Budget

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S2 Ep8: What Welder Should I Use If I'm New to PitBuilding?

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S2 Ep7: How to Find A Propane Tank for Your StickBurner Build

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S2 Ep6: BBQ MythBusting(With Jessie Stanley the PitMaster Pastor)

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S2 Ep5: Do You Need a Water Pan in your Smoker?

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S2 Ep4: How to be a PitHustler (With Special Guest Johnny Briquette of PitHustle BBQ)

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S2 Ep3: BBQ Life in Quarantine (With Special Guest Johnny Briquette of PitHustle)

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S2 Ep2: Competition BBQ: Then & Now (With Special Guest Johnny Briquette of PitHustle)

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S2 Ep1: The Difference Between a Reverse Flow and Offset Smoker

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S1 Ep22: Is Thin Metal OK For a Fire Box?

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S1 Ep21: 21- Beginnings Of SmokerBuilder: Interview With Tom Heath

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S1 Ep20: 20- How To Use The BBQ Pit Calculator

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S1 Ep19: 19- BBQ and Legacy

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S1 Ep18: 18-Right Way And Wrong Way To Build A Smoker

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S1 Ep17: Do I Have To Paint It?

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S1 Ep16: 16- Baffle Plates Explained

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S1 Ep15: 15- There's Ash On My Food!

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S1 Ep14: Propane Assist And Gas Safety For Your Smoker

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S1 Ep13: It's All About Thin Blue Smoke

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S1 Ep12: 12- [Troubleshooting] My UDS Drum Smoker Runs Too Hot

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S1 Ep11: 11- [Troubleshooting] My UDS Smoker Won't Run Hot Enough

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S1 Ep10: 10- UDS Drum Smoker Start Up

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S1 Ep9: 9- What’s the Right BBQ Pit For Me?

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S1 Ep8: 8- Basic Ribs Method

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S1 Ep7: 7- Gravity Feed 101

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S1 Ep6: 6- Get To 1st Base With Your Pit

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S1 Ep5: 5- What The Air Did To Me!

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S1 Ep4: 4- Breaking The Chains

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S1 Ep3: 3- Cooking Wood Basics

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S1 Ep2: 2- The First Fire

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S1 Ep1: 1- My Beginning