Once your logs start to smolder add the wet hickory to the pit.
Diy bbq smoke pit.
Fill a large container with water and allow a few handfuls of hickory to soak in the water for about a half hour.
Your top pot will be what holds in the smoke.
To control the airflow in your pot shave down a couple of wine corks so that they ll fit in the air holes.
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Once your logs start to smolder add the wet hickory to the pit.
One of your clay pots is going to act as the charcoal holder.
To build a shallow pit bbq dig a square hole in your garden to a depth of 1 brick or cinderblock turned vertically.
This is the goal.
This is the goal.
This will steam this will sputter and eventually it will smoke.
Next line the sides of the hole with bricks and mortar to make the pit more secure.
Place a brick in the bottom of that pot and put a small bbq grate on top of the brick to hold the coals.
When the sides are finished check the pit is even by placing a spirit level across the top.