the smoker

While the pork dries, we put the finishing touches on the smoker, which we built out of an old file cabinet covered in Pokeman stickers (it was Kam's). We got a little electric burner that sits in the bottom drawer, to heat the pan of the hickory chips that provide the smoke. A series of holes in the drawers allow the smoke to pass up through the cabinet. A larger hole in the back at the top is where the smoke will exit, through a vent.