Big D.I.Y. Egg

bbum’s blog was my first online encounter with the Big Green Egg. Recently he referenced a similar concept, but D.I.Y. instead of purchased. It’s a Terra Cotta Smoker similar to Alton Brown’s, but designed to burn hardwood charcoal instead of using an electric hot plate. The neat thing about this one is I’ve either already got most of the parts for it, or I could acquire them cheaply. I know we already have the biggest part, the large terra cotta pot, because we purchased it several years ago to help heat our oven evenly for making roasts.