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I saw an ad for Pei Wei Asian Restaurant and thought "They can't be serious. It has to be a gag."

Apparently, they are serious, and there's one up in Dublin. I may have to try them at some point here.

Mwahah

I now have 3 55 gallon steel drums in my possession.

They formerly held: Vegetable Oil, Vegetable Oil, and "Donut Jam (Raspberry)".

Behold my sweet flavor.

Next steps: 720 pounds of concrete, angle iron, grates, stove kit + flues, discussion on if we want this to be anchored or mobile, handles, thermometer, some blades for flaggerx's sawzall, and a decision on if I want to coat the barrels with high temp. paint or not. I'm getting mixed opinions.

I also talked with a guy up in Independence who just built one of these about 6 months ago, and he -strenuously- recommended a book I couldn't find at Borders, but picked up at Amazon, so I may hold off on too much construction until it gets here...

Amusing moment: As I was unloading the drums from my car (and Alex's, since I was only able to get two into mine and he was good enough to come help with the third), the neighbors immediately asked "Oh, are you gonna build a BBQ smoker?!?!"

Yeah, I think we're gonna get -real- popular after I start firing this guy up.