I build Alton Brown’s flower pot smoker a while ago, and have used it quite a bit. The first few times trying to control temperature with a meat thermometer and by adjusting the hot plate inside. This sucked. Then I used it with an oven thermostat, but I found it pretty imprecise. I’ve finally built [...]

Inspired by Patrick’s design I made a pair of squat stands for Danielle and I to use. Because two people of different heights are supposed to use it, I came up with this design. It improves Patrick’s design in that there’s something to (gently) run into, so it requires less finesse to put the bar [...]