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Do You Want That New Meat Smoker But You Have Questions?
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Welcome To SmokerBuilder®
I'm Frank Cox And I Help PitMasters Like You, Worldwide, To Get Their Dream Smoker So That They Can Quit Searching For
Answers And Start Smoking Great BBQ!  
Whatever Information You Need About Buying Or Building A New Meat Smoker Of Any Kind,
You Came To The Right Place!
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Which Of These Sound Like You?

Click The Button Below For The Option That Fits Your Needs Best!

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If You Are Wanting An Offset Smoker That I Build Start Here!

Do You Want To Buy One Of The Offset Smokers We Build?

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If You Are Wanting A Direct Heat Smoker That I Build Start Here!

Do You Want To Buy A Direct Heat Smoker That We Build?

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If You Are Trying To Decide Start Here!

Do You Need Help Deciding Build It Yourself Or Have It Built For You?

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More About Me And Why I'm Qualified To Help You

Frank Cox
“The BBQ Pit Engineer”™️

At SmokerBuilder® we teach people like you to build and use smokers of all kinds! I've been building BBQ Smokers as a hobby and business for over 14 years as of 2024.
I have a strong background in the Refrigeration, HVAC, and Food Equipment Industry. For the last 28 years I have made a living with temperature control, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer in many applications in the real world.

My passion, SmokerBuilder®, was founded in 2010 with a small blog and a shop full of tools.
My mission was, and still is, to "Teach people to build a smoker".
Since then, I've published over 200 sets of smoker plans, designed and manufactured a vast array of parts, smokers, and grills for DIY smoker builders, ecommerce companies, smoker manufacturers, as well as our own product lines, and produced in person and online courses teaching fabrication.

 

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"THE BBQ PIT ENGINEER"™

The SmokerBuilder® Podcast

Problems You're Likely Experiencing

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Does This Sound Like You?

Here's a few of the many frustrations people face when trying to decide to build or buy their new smoker. If any of this sounds familiar to you then you are in the right place and I am here to help you!

  • Do you feel like... you're getting conflicting information from people that are highly opinionated about smokers but don't seem like they have REAL answers?
  • Does it seem... you are starting to hear the same conflicting answers over and over? Now you feel stuck and worried you'll make the wrong decision?
  • Are you frustrated that... lead times are high and prices are high?
  • And when it comes down to it, do you... just want a new smoker but you are afraid to build it yourself, don't want to wait forever to get it, and want your money to be well spent?

WHAT WE OFFER
Our Most Popular Products
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The Mad Scientist BBQSolution™ Offset Smoker

The Solution™ Offset Smoker is for every PitMaster who smoke perfect briskets, ribs, chicken and pork but can't get results they want with other store bought smokers and grills. Frank teamed up with Jeremy Yoder of Mad Scientist BBQ and together launched the Solution Offset Smoker!

  • DEPENDABLE! Heavy duty ¼" thick steel delivers the key to never need to replace your smoker again just like pro PitMasters do
  • HUGE! The Solution Scoop Baffle™ enables 95% usage of the cooking surface virtually eliminating hot spots and wasted space delivering the key to smoke 4 packer size briskets, 6-8 pork butts, or 8 slabs of baby back ribs!
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE! Heavy Duty Casters ensure you can roll your smoker on any hard surface like the best PitMasters do
  • REVOLUTIONARY! The Mechanical Design of the Solution™ Offset Smoker enables the pitmaster to achieve the perfect BBQ Weather inside the cooking chamber Fast and Easy no matter how experienced you are at running an offset smoker!
  • FAST! Our lead times are very fast ensuring shorter than industry average wait times to get your new smoker!
Click Here To Learn More
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SMOKESLINGER™ Direct Heat Smokers

Cook With Wood Or Charcoal!

✔ Charcoal Grill over Direct Heat!
✔ Cook over live fire or with indirect heat using removable tuning plates, Smoke low and slow like an offset smoker using the tuning plates.
✔  Create Different Temps on Each Side or Even Temperatures!
✔ Maintains Steady Temperatures in Wind!
✔ Modular design allows for adding future accessories and makes replacing parts simple!
✔ Easy Learning Curve!
Overall dimensions are 24 inch deep by 48 inch wide and stands 40 inches tall!
Built using laser cut 1/4″ thick steel
All materials sourced from USA manufacturers and built in Kaufman, TX

Click Here To Learn More
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SUPER55 DIY Drum Smoker Kit

The Latest In Drum Smoker Design!
Completely Redesigned!
You might remember several other versions of the UDS Kit and Parts we have designed and manufactured over the years.
Well, we've gone back to the drawing board and made some changes we think you'll like a lot!

  • Easier to build and faster to build
  • Everything you need except the barrel and paint in one box.
  • Don't worry if you can't find a barrel... I have them available!
Click Here To Learn More
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DIY Smoker Plans: Choose From Over 240 Designs!

Every smoker plan we've ever drawn is published and available for you to download for building your own DIY smoker! All plans are fully detailed and dimensioned. You'll download the file directly to your computer and be able to get started right away!
Phone, email, and chat support is included!

Inside, you'll see DIY plans for:

  • ​Offset Smokers and Reverse Flow Smokers
  • Gravity Feed Smokers and Insulated Cabinet Smokers
  • Plans Using Tanks, Pipe, and New Materials
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👇 WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE WHAT'S IN A SMOKER PLAN 👇

Need Personalized Help Designing Your Smoker?

Smoker Design Consultation With Frank Cox aka. The BBQ Pit Engineer

If you would like Frank's help designing your smoker schedule your meeting here.

What's included:

  • Live Zoom Video Call with Frank.
  • Choose Your Desired Call Duration.
  • Link to download the recording of your zoom call.

Use the form below to Book your call by choosing an available time slot and duration for the call.You'll receive an email invite to the zoom call.