How to Make a Rotating Smoker

Having people over or hosting a small party is enjoyable, and an important part of the evening is serving memorable food. A fantastic choice for barbeques or evening parties is any sort of smoked meat. In addition to the wonderful flavor of smoked food, this style of cooking is also relatively easy. But smokers can be very costly. However, making your own smoker by utilizing everyday materials can be an effective way to avoid the overhead cost of a commercial smoker while still getting the same flavor.

Portable Cooler
Hot Plate, Rack
Large Cookie Sheet
Long Metal Skewer
Drill
Pie Tin
Wood Chips

Instructions

- 1
  Situate the cooler on an even surface, and check that it is sturdy. Place the hot plate inside the cooler, making sure that the power cable of the plate is properly extended outside the main frame of the unit for proper safety.
- 2
  Take the cookie sheet and wedge it carefully on the floor of the cooler next to the hot plate. Make sure that the hot plate and cookie sheet do not touch each other. Fit the rack inside the large cookie sheet to allow the sheet to catch all the fat that will drip from the meat as it cooks.
- 3
  Drill two small holes on opposite sides of the cooler, large enough for the long metal skewer to fit through snugly. Make sure the holes are approximately at the midline of the cooler to ensure that the meat is close enough to the heat source but far enough away from it that it is cooked by the smoke itself. Insert the skewer in the holes through the cooler.
- 4
  Place your turkey meat on the skewer and the rack. Put the pie tin on the hot plate and fill it with wood chips. Plug in and turn on the hot plate and let the smoking process begin.

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