I wonder a lot about the differences between myself and other people. I think there’s a strong case to be made that the major difference is I act on oddball ideas. Meatageddon and Hotdog Smoker (discussed later or will be discussed later on this blog), are two meat examples of that idea.

Back in 2013 I had an idea for a meat smoker. I’m not sure if the name came first, but typically my ideas usually start with a cool title and then I work on making them real. This is the earliest piece of art I can find of the smoker door.

The heat source is behind the bottom door and the one above holds the racks of meat. In-between both of those would be a water pan to keep the meat hydrated.

I wanted to have multiple sources of heat, so there was a propane tank that could run it, or at least start the logs or charcoal up. My friend Nathan welded it for me.

So cool seeing your idea come together by a pro. I had, and have, no idea how to weld, but he made it happen.

Lots of racks on this baby. It can hold a lot of meat. They slide out for easy access.

Can easily hold large turkey’s.

I didn’t mess around with a small burner.

And here she is. Nathan couldn’t have made me happier. He took the design and made it all come together.

My wife hooked me up with the stencil and I painted it with some high heat paint.

And now for some images of it in action. This baby comfortably holds six turkey’s. These were brining the night before Thanksgiving.

My brother and I rotating them. We did this a couple times. The temperature varies a bit from top to bottom.

I think this next one was actually the year before because I had a beard at that time, but you can see how nicely they work out. Just beautiful suckers.

This was years later on easter, in a new location where a friend and I smoked lamb, which dripped a ton of fat everywhere. When I pulled the lamb out I forgot to fully close the door to the smoker and went inside. Soon after, one of the kids said there was a fire in the backyard and here is the result. I shut the door and problem solved.

I upgraded a couple years ago to the Kamado Joe but I actually don’t believe it cooks any better than Meatageddon. It’s sometimes easier, uses less fuel, and holds temperature no matter what the conditions, but I don’t think the meat in your mouth tastes better.

I recently resurrected Meatageddon to cook pork butts for the local high school band fundraiser. They turned out excellent and Meatageddon again proved its worth. Large quantities of meat, perfectly executed.