Taylor-made smoker

He’s already got a few on order from his mates

You can’t go wrong if you follow Roman Taylor’s recipe for a rub — and for building a smoker to cook it in. This is the most traditional design and the cheapest.

Roman, of Nelson, works at an engineering business and he’s pleased with his design. After putting seven cooks through the smoker in the three weeks since he finished it, he’s thinking of going into business making more of them. He’s already got a few on order from his mates. A bit unnecessary, perhaps, as at the rate he’s cooking, they won’t be running out of barbecued meat any time soon.

Roman started with a pressurized water tank that he saw