Do-it-yourself smokehouse from a barrel of 200 liters: drawings, photos, videos

Do-it-yourself smokehouse from a barrel allows you to save on the purchase of a unit, get the opportunity to cook meat, hot smoked fish. The manufacturing process is not as complicated as it seems at first glance. The main thing is to get acquainted in detail with the principle of operation of a home smokehouse, options for its arrangement, and follow a clear algorithm of actions.

Barrel selection and preparation

In order for a do-it-yourself home-made smokehouse made from a barrel to be reliable in operation, you must adhere to the following tips for choosing and preparing it:

1. For the manufacture of a smokehouse, it is better to use a metal barrel, plastic containers are not suitable here, they will not withstand high temperatures when smoking products. Wooden containers should be used for cold processing.
2. The volume of a metal barrel should be 200 liters. Before starting work, the container that was in operation must be cleaned, chemical residues, and a specific smell must be neutralized. For these purposes, it must be burned from the inside with a blowtorch, then filled with water and left for several days.
3. If the metal container is completely sealed, then the lid should be cut off, it is perfect for collecting fat that drains during the smoking process. Get a kind of baking sheet.
4. To lay firewood at the bottom of the barrel, you need to provide a furnace. To do this, cut out a rectangular hole 30 cm wide and 20 cm long. A door is made from the resulting metal fragment, hinges are welded, handles are installed, and a locking valve is equipped.
5. To equip the chimney on the other side of the tank, you need to make a round hole. Longitudinal holes are cut under the blower on the bottom, which will contribute to better combustion and quick ash removal. But there is one caveat here: the holes should not be too wide, otherwise the firewood will fall out.

A barrel for a homemade smokehouse must first be fired to exclude harmful substances from the inside

The principle of hot smoking in a barrel

Before you make a smokehouse from a barrel with your own hands, you need to understand what are the basics of hot smoking, how they differ from the cold method of processing raw materials. This technology stands out for its safety, efficiency and speed of cooking meat and fish. The semi-finished products inside the barrel are treated with smoke from smoldering wood chips, its average temperature is 70 ° C.

The duration of the smoking procedure can be 2 hours, up to 2 days. Products after cooking have a pronounced pleasant aroma and taste, they are quite juicy, they can be consumed immediately. This is the main difference from cold smoking, where products are smoked for 4 days.

Varieties of hot smoked smokers from a barrel

The hot-smoked smokehouse from a 200-liter barrel has a simple design, there are also modernized options, where there are additional options such as setting a specific temperature regime. The most common types of smokers are:

1. The vertical. This unit is simple in execution, the firebox can be equipped inside the barrel, or be separate from the chamber. This installation can only be used for hot smoking.

   

2. Horizontal The smokehouse belongs to the category of universal, it is good to use it both as a barbecue and as a barbecue. According to the manufacturing principle, it is similar to a gas cylinder unit, but with its own subtleties. The advantage of a horizontal smokehouse is the even distribution of smoke. But there is a drawback – it has a weak degree of sealing.

   

3. From two barrels. One container is needed for the manufacture of a firebox, and the other for chambers for semi-finished products. The device for hot smoking has proven to be practical and efficient, in which cooking is quick and convenient.

   

Do-it-yourself schemes and drawings for a smokehouse from a barrel

Everyone can make a smokehouse with their own hands from an iron barrel, if they have a diagram and adhere to the manufacturing technology.

The diagram helps to understand the principle of operation of the device

Smokehouses may differ in structure

The device is suitable for processing both meat and fish

How to make a horizontal hot smoked smoker from a barrel

The process of making a hot-smoked smokehouse from a barrel with your own hands is as follows:

1. Make a marking under the lid on the side of the iron container, and cut it out with a grinder. It can be round, square or rectangular in shape. Alternatively, you can cut the barrel into two parts.

   

2. Install metal strips to prevent the lid from falling into the smokehouse. Both ready-made planks and a rim taken from another barrel will do. For fastening, you can take rivets. First you need to bend the bar in the shape of the container, make holes and dock it.

   

3. Install the hinges on the lid. Holes are made first, and then rivets are used. You need to do it first on one side, and then on the other. Here it is important that everything is level, without distortions.

   

4. Attach the handle to the lid. Fastening takes place through holes with bolts.

   

5. Make a chimney from a pipe, a fitting, placing it at the bottom of the smokehouse, on the side. For tightness of the structure, bolts are used for fixing. You can use a welding machine to join parts.

   

6. Install the grate inside the structure by drilling holes. Consider a stand. It is optimal to use the “goat”, but you can simply place the barrel on a pre-prepared place.

   

How to make a hot smoked smokehouse from two barrels

Instructions for making a smokehouse from two barrels with your own hands with a photo:

1. Prepare 2 metal containers, clean them of paint. It is better to take barrels – one large for the smoking chamber, the other smaller for the firebox. The design will be similar to the letter T.
2. In a large container, cut the side wall along the entire length and 1/3 of the circumference.

   

3. Fix the lid on the hinges.

   

4. Make holes of 10 mm for the installation of steel rods with a diameter of 8 mm, stepping back from the bottom of the smoking chamber 1 and ½ of such distances. Make a pallet, gratings. Mount them on steel bars.

   

5. Install the smaller barrel in a vertical position. First, remove the top cover, cutting it so that it fits as tightly as possible with the smoking chamber.

   

6. Then cut out the door, where the larger hole will be for firewood, and the smaller one above the bottom – for blowing, removing ash. They are attached to loops.

   

7. Fix the grate metal grate inside the container between the doors, its thickness should be from 5 mm. Install the chimney by cutting a hole with a diameter of 100 mm at the back at the top. Assemble all parts of the smokehouse.

   

Vertical smoked smokehouse from a barrel of 200 liters

To make a hot smoked smokehouse from a barrel, you must follow the following sequence of actions:

1. Cut off the top of the sealed barrel. The resulting fragment is suitable for a pallet.

   

2. Make a door measuring 20×30 cm at the bottom of the container, docking it with the barrel with the help of welding hinges.

   

3. At the bottom, make holes for blowing and cleaning from ash. Dividing the container into 3 equal parts, fix the bottom of metal with a thickness of 1 cm or more by 3/4.

   

4. In accordance with the dimensions of the pipe, fitting, make a hole for the chimney.

   

5. Weld the legs to the smokehouse to create an air space.

   

6. From the lid make a tray to collect fat. You can install it on the rods, stepping back from the bottom of 15-20 cm.

   

7. Make the base for the grille, and install it. Reinforcement bars, which are mounted on four sides of the tank, are suitable as loops. The main thing is that the grate can be obtained without problems.

   

8. Make a smoker lid with a handle.

   

Do-it-yourself hot-smoked electric smoker from a barrel

You can assemble a smokehouse with your own hands from a 200 liter barrel according to the following scheme:

1. Prepare the container, clean, wash.

   

2. Install furniture wheels. They are mounted to the bottom of the container to simplify the process of transporting the smokehouse.

   

3. Install electric stove. First you need to remove the cover from the device, remove all the “insides” from the case, leaving the heating element. Fix it with screws.

   

4. Install a thermometer. Having drilled a hole at the top of the barrel, a mechanical device is mounted. According to his testimony, it will be possible to determine the temperature inside the home smokehouse.

   

5. Install tray. It can be used as a baking dish with a diameter of 50 cm. It is placed in the middle of the tank using the mounting holes.

   

6. Set up a chimney. An opening for the removal of smoke is made in the lid, its diameter is 5 cm. You can open the damper after 10-20 minutes of smokehouse operation, when the first smoke appears. To adjust the air flow, the hole is opened.

   

7. Install a sawdust container. A metal grate is fine here. Alternatively, you can use a cast iron pan.

   

8. Place a grate or bars for semi-finished products at the top of the barrel.

   

9. Connect the unit to the mains.

   

Other do-it-yourself barrel smokehouse options

In addition to standard smokehouses, there are also other varieties. Each of them has its own manufacturing characteristics.

With firebox inside

This option is only suitable for hot smoked products. You can assemble a home unit using the following technology:

1. Install the barrel vertically.

   

2. Poke a few holes in the bottom of the container to improve airflow.

   

3. Cut an opening at the bottom of the rectangular barrel. Firewood will be laid through it. From the resulting metal fragment, make a hinged door. You can strengthen it by using an iron strip, fixing it on the free edges.

   

4. At a distance of 1/3 from the entire height, equip another bottom.

   

5. Install a chimney from the side of the barrel, making a hole for the pipe.

   

6. Install a grate at the top of the smokehouse.

   

7. Make a perforated lid from metal, a wooden circle.

   

Universal

To assemble a do-it-yourself hot-smoked smokehouse from a barrel, you must follow the same sequence of actions as in the manufacture of a vertical structure, with the exception of the firebox.

Smoke generator – a simple and effective solution for the production and supply of smoke to chambers with semi-finished products

A hole is made in the wall of the tank for a pipe that comes from a smoke generator. When placing a smokehouse on a specially designated area for it, the pipe can be equipped at the bottom of the barrel.

With blowtorch

To assemble a smokehouse with your own hands using a blowtorch, you must:

1. Carry out preparatory measures by cleaning the container.
2. Using a welding machine, weld the rods that will be used for smoking products.
3. Make a hole in the bottom of the tank, weld a coupling with an internal thread. Prepare a piece of pipe where one end is welded tightly and the other is threaded.
4. Make a lid for the smokehouse, in diameter it should exceed the diameter of the barrel. For convenience, provide a handle.
5. When the smokehouse is ready, the products are loaded, a blowtorch is directed to the pipe.

From a wooden barrel

This version of the home smokehouse is not only functional, but also decorative. To create it, it is necessary to equip a channel for the passage of smoke, like a firebox, in the ground, hiding it under a layer of soil.

A smokehouse from a wooden barrel, with the right approach, can become part of the landscape design

At a time when the smokehouse is not involved, it can be covered with a lid, on which it is good to arrange a flower bed. You can decorate it even with a fragment of the lawn. To increase the decorativeness, a wooden barrel is decorated with natural stone.

barrel smoking rules

In order for hot smoked products to have a pleasant taste and aroma, it is worth following certain recommendations. It is also important to buy only fresh products.

What can be smoked in a barrel

In a homemade smokehouse, you can cook fish, homemade meat, game, poultry, and sausage. To give a special taste, fruit wood, grapevine, juniper berries are used as fuel. Suitable for smoking and hardwoods.

Time and temperature of smoking in a barrel

The process of hot smoking semi-finished products involves maintaining the temperature in a certain range – 80-120 ° C. It is with such indicators that a number of necessary processes can occur: protein denaturation, the appearance of smoky particles inside the raw materials used, the formation of juice and fat. The duration of the heat treatment period is 40 minutes – 3 hours.

Depending on the type of semi-finished products, the time and temperature inside the barrel are different:

1. To cook fish, the temperature is 80-120 ° C, 40 minutes – 1 hour.
2. For smoking homemade meat, the temperature is 90-110 °C, 2-3 hours.
3. For game, the temperature in the smokehouse should be between 90-120 ° C, and the process time should be 3 hours.
4. For poultry in a barrel, the temperature regime should be from 80 to 100 ° C, and the time should be 30 minutes – 1 hour.
5. For smoking homemade sausage, the temperature is kept within 60-120 ° C, and the time is 1-2 hours.

Advice of professionals

A home smokehouse from a barrel allows the heat treatment of raw materials with smoke, the temperature of which varies from 80 to 120 ° C. There are some tips for using such a construct:

1. Before manufacturing, the container for the smokehouse must undergo thorough preparation, there should be no traces of paint, no specific odors.
2. It is not worth using conifers as fuel because of the large amount of resins, this will only worsen the taste of the products.
3. So that the finished products do not taste bitter, you should not put too much wood into the firebox. Enough 1-2 handfuls of wood chips.
4. It is necessary to kindle wood chips only after loading raw materials into the smokehouse.
5. To adjust the temperature regime, it is necessary to either reduce or increase the smoldering of the chips.

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Conclusion

Do-it-yourself barrel smokehouse is a great way to get tasty and fragrant products with smoke in your country house. It is not difficult to make it, the main thing is to decide on the design option and follow the manufacturing technology.