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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Homebuilt & Modified Cookers => Topic started by: TMB on December 30, 2012, 04:46:50 PM

Title: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 30, 2012, 04:46:50 PM
Well, CharBroil does not build one so I thought I would  ;)

This is a pellet grill, smoker and infrared cooker that cooks/smokes at 225 to 235.
The name come from the smoker it's made from the Doubel Chef smoker, but now it's a grill, smoker and infrard cooker so "Triple Chef"  just seems right.

With this set up I really can smoke meat from 180 to 265 without doing anything but turning the knob. If I want to go higher I can turn to high and really heat things up. I will be testing the high side next weekend to see how it does as a Big Easy.

Now as a grill I can hit 499 and higher at the grates using Grill Grates TM   and I will be testing with them soon, but for now I wanted to try out the smoking part of this cooker.

So here it is the Triple Chef Smoker!  A lot more to come

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Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: smokeasaurus on December 30, 2012, 05:02:39 PM
The Lets Talk BBQ Forum Mad Scientist is back at it again!!!  Looks like an interesting cooker Tommy!!! Hope it does what you want it to do!!
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 30, 2012, 05:03:16 PM
Here are more shots of the TCS.  Tried a chicken for the first cook. I have video so as soon as I can get them loaded up I'll post them!    I want to thank  Rick (Nepas)  Chris (tenpoint5)  Mike (muebe) Tim (Teesquare)  and many more for the help and info I got over the past 9 months of building this thing 

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Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: smokeasaurus on December 30, 2012, 05:09:52 PM
Whoa, 9 months!! Lots of R&D and definitely a stellar line-up of helpers!!
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: muebe on December 30, 2012, 05:20:10 PM
That thing is just asking for a custom PID Tommy! I can hear it...
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Keymaster on December 30, 2012, 05:41:20 PM
Thats pretty cool Tommy, Nice Job!
Title: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Sam3 on December 30, 2012, 06:21:55 PM
That's great Tommy! I can't wait to see the first pork butt in this one. 
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: teesquare on December 30, 2012, 08:31:09 PM
I wanna see pic of the finished bird!
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 30, 2012, 11:20:58 PM
Sorry all, the internet went down for a few hrs here.   Well here is the "BIRD"  for my first cook in the TCS !

Now Bret who finished the cook since I had to leave to tend to other family matters  :-X   Anyway he loved the meat but said the skin was not crisp, but I was not there and I know how the fix that so I consider this a winner for the very fisrt try! 

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Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: mikecorn.1 on December 31, 2012, 12:13:04 AM
Nice build and nice cook.
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 31, 2012, 08:32:33 AM
Here are the videos, not very good but  :-[ :-[ :-[  my camera went down w few weeks back

Sorry new to this high tech stuff!  ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-FXYs89n88&feature=youtu.be




www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQwDzaeMzTM&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Keymaster on December 31, 2012, 08:58:39 AM
Pretty cool, never knew those pellet burners were so noisy as never seen one in action. Thanks for adding color to that silent movie ;D Good looking Turkey too Tommy!!
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 31, 2012, 09:22:28 AM
Pretty cool, never knew those pellet burners were so noisy as never seen one in action. Thanks for adding color to that silent movie ;D Good looking Turkey too Tommy!!
Turkey? That's a 7 lb chicken!   ;D ;D ;D

But thanks for the nice words!!!
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Keymaster on December 31, 2012, 09:28:24 AM
Whoops, Didn't have my glasses on, Dang nice lookin Chicken. That things huge.
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 31, 2012, 10:13:24 AM
Whoops, Didn't have my glasses on, Dang nice lookin Chicken. That things huge.
Always been told,   "If your going, go BIG"!!!!!    LOL 
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: smokeasaurus on December 31, 2012, 10:36:46 AM
Nice video Tommy!! Are you gonna rig up some type of cart so the TCS can be moved around more easily??
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Pam Gould on December 31, 2012, 12:44:28 PM
Pretty bird Tommy  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: sparky on December 31, 2012, 01:10:08 PM
thats pretty cool you make your own bbq.  it does alot of things.  chicken looks good. 
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TMB on December 31, 2012, 02:02:59 PM
Nice video Tommy!! Are you gonna rig up some type of cart so the TCS can be moved around more easily??
Not sure yet.  looking to get all my test done first then make it mobile!   :D
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Tenpoint5 on December 31, 2012, 02:17:26 PM
Glad it is finally a reality for you Tommy. Looks great!
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: Pit Boss Mike Hedrick on January 03, 2013, 01:13:57 PM
Dr Frankenstein I presume.
wow!

Ya did it man!

Sorry I didn't still have a center section to help but looks like ya did pretty good.

Yer pretty creative and it keeps you busy and off the streets selling heroine.

Bravo!!!!! 
Title: Re: My new Triple Chef Smoker
Post by: TentHunteR on January 03, 2013, 05:29:11 PM
Really nice job, Tommy!  I like that a lot.