Smoke Generator for Wooden Barrel Smoker

Smoke Generator for Wooden Barrel Smoker
From $115.00 USD
From $115.00 USD
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Turn your whiskey or wine barrel into a serious smoker with the Smokai Smoke Generator. Barrel smokers are practical and easy to make. They can also double as a great ‘leaner’ on your patio or deck.

Heavy Duty Stainless Steel

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Smokai Modular System™

Invented by our founders in 2011, the modular design makes mounting, assembly, disassembly, ash disposal and cleaning quick. The precision-engineered, heavy-duty components lock together in seconds, so the Smoke Generator comes off the smokehouse for cleaning and goes straight back on.

Made in New Zealand

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Smoke Generator for Wooden Barrel Smoker

Smoke Generator for Wooden Barrel Smoker
From $115.00 USD
From $115.00 USD
Sale Sold out
Turn your whiskey or wine barrel into a serious smoker with the Smokai Smoke Generator. Barrel smokers are practical and easy to make. They can also double as a great ‘leaner’ on your patio or deck.

Size

1L ClassicNo Size Selected

Not sure which size suits your needs?

Power Source

Go cordless for complete freedom, or keep it simple with plug-in mains AC power. We recommend cordless for the most versatile Smokai setup.

The powerful 6,000 mAh rechargeable option gives you up to 40hrs smoking time on one charge. And when it’s time to recharge, plug it in and keep smoking while it charges.

Cordless Power

Complete your setup

The essentials that help you complete your Barrel setup.

Adequate airflow is crucial for any smoking setup. The Smokai adjustable pinwheel vent offers a convenient solution for controlling and adjusting airflow in your smoking chamber...

Smokai Adjustable Vent 100mm

Adequate airflow is crucial for any smoking setup. The Smokai adjustable pinwheel vent offers a convenient solution for controlling and adjusting airflow in your smoking chamber...

Smokai Adjustable Vent 100mm
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Wood Barrel Smoker. Bar Leaner.

There are many different ways to convert a wooden barrel into a smoker. The following high level guide results in a great upright barrel smoker.

  • Secure the oak panels to the metal bands both above and below the opening.
  • Saw the top quarter off the barrel between the secured bands, making it as even as possible.
  • Screw on a handle and hinge in your preferred position.
  • Secure wooden or metal tabs on the inside where you intend to place your smoking racks.
  • Ensure adequate ventilation/airflow - the Smokai Adjustable Vent is perfect for the top of the barrel.
  • Mount your Smokai Smoke Generator (refer section below)

The average barrel is capable of taking at least two racks or if you prefer you can hang you food from dowels.

Control Your Smoke™

Mounted to the outside of your wooden barrel, the Smokai Smoke Generator delivers a controllable volume of fresh, wood-fired smoke. Dial it from light to heavy to suit the fish, game or meat, hanging or on racks.

Hot Smoking

If you have a separate, safe source of heat in your barrel, the Smokai Smoke Generator provides the wood-fired smoke. Adjust the smoke and heat independently fro the best results.

Cold Smoking

Let the Smoke Generator do the work. Salmon, trout, bacon, cheese, butter and more. Smoked for long sessions. Adjust to suit your taste, from light to heavy.

Smokai Modular System™

Invented by our founders in 2011, the modular design makes mounting, assembly, disassembly, ash disposal and cleaning quick. The precision-engineered, heavy-duty components lock together in seconds, so the Smoke Generator comes off the smokehouse for cleaning and goes straight back on.

Trusted by the Best

Smokai Smoke Generators are used everyday around the world by home enthusiasts, fishermen, hunters, pit masters, celebrity chefs, artisian smokehouses, butchers, a michelin star smokehouse and many more.

Control Your Smoke™

Mounted to the outside of your wooden barrel, the Smokai Smoke Generator delivers a controllable volume of fresh, wood-fired smoke. Dial it from light to heavy to suit the fish, game or meat, hanging or on racks.

Hot Smoking

If you have a separate, safe source of heat in your barrel, the Smokai Smoke Generator provides the wood-fired smoke. Adjust the smoke and heat independently fro the best results.

Cold Smoking

Let the Smoke Generator do the work. Salmon, trout, bacon, cheese, butter and more. Smoked for long sessions. Adjust to suit your taste, from light to heavy.

Smokai Modular System™

Invented by our founders in 2011, the modular design makes mounting, assembly, disassembly, ash disposal and cleaning quick. The precision-engineered, heavy-duty components lock together in seconds, so the Smoke Generator comes off the smokehouse for cleaning and goes straight back on.

Trusted by the Best

Smokai Smoke Generators are used everyday around the world by home enthusiasts, fishermen, hunters, pit masters, celebrity chefs, artisian smokehouses, butchers, a michelin star smokehouse and many more.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Bolt it to the outside of your wooden barrel, fill the hopper with dry hardwood chips or pellets, light it and set the smoke volume. Your Smokai Smoke Generator delivers steady, controllable wood-fired smoke for hours on one load.

  • Yes. All three Smokai Smoke Generators mount to a wooden barrel with no adaptor. Most barrels have a hole in the middle which offers the perfect fit for any Smokai Smoke Generator. If you would like to mount the Smoke Generator in another position, you will need to drill a hole* into your barrel and attach the Smoke Generator with the fittings supplied. You may also choose to make a wedge shaped spacer so the Smoke Generator sits vertically.

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How it works

IT’S EASY TO SMOKE WITH SMOKAI

Step 01 Add your wood

Fill your Smokai Smoke Generator with your choice of 100% natural hardwood BBQ pellets or 2–10 mm wood chips, in the wood variety you prefer.

Step 02 Bring on the smoke

Turn on, light the wood and let Smokai deliver a controllable volume of fresh, natural wood-fired smoke to suit your food and your taste.

Step 03 Smoke it your way

Dial the smoke up or down. Cold smoke fish, cheese, bacon and more, or fire up your separate heat source to hot smoke brisket, steak, lamb and beyond, introducing as much fresh, wood-fired smoke as you choose.

Step 04 Sit back with the people who matter

Enjoy food packed with authentic smokehouse flavour that brings friends and family together and keeps them coming back for more.

Installing Your Smokai

RATED 4.9 BY SMOKERS WORLDWIDE

Built a smoker out of a wine barrel and used it on the weekend to smoke some pork belly before it goes into the dry ager. Very happy with the unit I got. Happy days!

Samuel P.
Samuel P.

Cold smoker in wine barrel so happy with the smoker.

Kevin G.
Kevin G.

Converted an old wine barrel into a cold smoker using the Smokai. Super impressed. It performs exactly as promised. Its early days but have produced some great smoked olive oil, salmon, rock salt, garlic, and cheese. Many thanks Smokai.

Paul F.
Paul F.
Our philosophy

SMOKE EQUALS FLAVOR

Smokai’s product philosophy is simple: design the worlds best Smoke Generators and Accessories that give people control over natural wood-fired smoke that delivers authentic smokehouse flavour.

Every product is purposefully engineered using robust materials, modular construction and practical details that make it easy to use, maintain and adapt to different smoking setups. No unnecessary complexity. No disposable design. No gimmicks. Just dependable, beautifully made equipment built to perform season after season.

  • The Smoke Generator runs on 1/16 to 3/8 in (2 to 10 mm) wood chips, or 100% hardwood BBQ pellets (with no binders or additives), available from most BBQ stockists.

    The gravity-fed design and controlled airflow convert that wood into smoke at the rate you set. Exact run time depends on your output setting, your wood (chips burn faster than pellets), wood variety and conditions.

    Whatever you load, you’re measuring smoke in hours, not minutes.

  • Because we're relentless about quality: the materials, the component manufacturing, the quality control, the testing, the performance. Keeping production in our New Zealand factory is what lets us hold that standard at every step.

    It shows in the details. Certified, heavy-duty 304L stainless steel, milled into tube on site to AS 1528.1, the standard for stainless steel tube in food processing and other hygienic applications. Every Smoke Generator passes through multiple checks at a tube manufacturing level, component production level, again as a completed assembly, and is then delivered assembled.

    Even the few parts that we have to source offshore from the most reputable manufacturers are held to the same bar: air pumps custom-built to our specification to match the Smoke Generator, and independently certified high-temperature, food-safe silicone tube to feed the air to the burn.

    We've built them this way since 2011. We do things right or not at all.

  • All that is required to mount a Smoke Generator to your smokehouse are a few small holes. One for the smoke delivery tube (smoke outlet or baffle) and a couple of smaller holes for the fittings that are used to secure the Smoke Generator in place.

    If your smokehouse has a timber floor, protect the area around the Smoke Generator inlet with a suitable non-combustible surface or tray.

  • Yes. You can either disassemble the Smoke Generator while leaving its built-in mount attached to the smokehouse, or quickly remove the entire Smoke Generator.

    The Smokai-Modular-System™ is designed to make disassembly, ash disposal, cleaning and reassembly quick and straightforward. Its precision-engineered components lock together in seconds.

    The supplied fittings include wing nuts, so the entire Smoke Generator can also be removed in seconds when required.

WHICH SMOKE GENERATOR IS THE RIGHT SIZE FOR ME?

Your ideal Smoke Generator size depends on what you’re smoking, whether you’re hot or cold smoking, the chamber you’re working with and your typical smoking time.

Smokai 1 Litre Classic Smoke Generator
Smokai 3 Litre Magnum Smoke Generator
Smokai 4 Litre Monster Smoke Generator
Size

SMOKAI 1L CLASSIC
SMOKE GENERATOR

From $119.00

SMOKAI 3L MAGNUM
SMOKE GENERATOR

From $249.00

SMOKAI 4L MONSTER SMOKE GENERATOR

From $269.00

Run time per hopper load*

Up to 12 hrs*

Up to 24 hrs*

Up to 32 hrs*

Wood fuel

100% hardwood BBQ pellets, 2–10 mm wood chips, or a mix of both

100% hardwood BBQ pellets, 2–10 mm wood chips, or a mix of both

100% hardwood BBQ pellets, 2–10 mm wood chips, or a mix of both

Smoke output

Standard

~70% larger burn area than the Classic. More smoke.

Same as the Magnum.
~70% larger burn area than the Classic. More smoke.

Smoke diffuser

None

Included

Included

Maximum Chamber Wall Thickness

Standard: 30mm

With OPTIONAL Extended Xl Smoke Outlet Tube: 105mm

With diffuser: 25mm

Without diffuser: 25mm

With OPTIONAL Extended XL Baffle: 210mm

With diffuser: 60mm

Without diffuser: 25mm

With OPTIONAL Extended XL Baffle: 210mm

Mounting hole size required (excluding fittings)

Steel or block wall: 20mm (¹³⁄₁₆”)
Wooden chamber wall: 30mm (1 ¹⁄₄”)

With Diffuser:
Steel or block wall: 40mm (1 ¹⁄₂")
Wooden wall: 55mm ( 2 ³⁄₁₆”)

Without Diffuser:
Steel or block wall: 27mm (1 ¹⁄₁₆")

With Diffuser:
Steel or block wall: 40mm (1 ¹⁄₂")
Wooden wall: 55mm ( 2 ³⁄₁₆”)

Without Diffuser:
Steel or block wall: 27mm (1 ¹⁄₁₆")

Net Weight (Smoke Generator only)

~ 1 Kg / 2.2 lb

~ 2.25 Kg / 5 lb

~2.65 Kg / 5.8 lb

Dimensions
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* Smoking times vary depending on pump output, wood type (2-10mm wood chips or 100% hardwood pellets), size, variety, quality, manufacturer, altitude and other environmental conditions. Pellets last longer than wood chips.

MOUNTING YOUR SMOKE GENERATOR

Select a suitable location on the outside of your wooden barrel to mount the Smoke Generator. It should be low down, easily accessible and positioned in a well-ventilated area.

Step 1

POSITION (& DRILL)

You may choose to use the hole that already exists in the barrel. For mounting lower down, mark and drill a 1¼ in (30 mm) hole for the 1 Litre Classic, or a 2 3/16 in (55 mm) hole for the 3 Litre Magnum or 4 Litre Monster for the smoke generator outlet. Then drill two small holes for the mounting fittings.

Step 2

MOUNT TO YOUR BARREL

Pass the smoke outlet through the hole and fix the Smoke Generator with the bolts and wing nuts supplied.

Step 3

START SMOKING

Fill with your preferred smoking wood. Turn the pump to high. Light. Once lighted, leave burning for 5 minutes, then adjust to your preferred smoke volume.

Meet Tony, the man behind the brand

THE HARD YARDS DESERVE A REWARD

Earned on the water, up in the hills, or from a walk down to the local store and back. That effort should end in something worth remembering. Raw ingredients turned into smoked food that gets eaten, shared, and talked about long after the plate's empty.

That's where Smokai started. I'm a fisherman and a hunter, and smoking is still the best way I know to serve up your hard-fought fish or game or a good cut from the butcher. In 2010, we invented the first Smokai Smoke Generator: modular, stainless steel, built to last. All these year later, that design remains largely unchanged.



Our mission is to put the right tools, woods, resources and knowledge in your hands, so you get legendary results every time you cold or hot smoke your fish, meat or any other suitable food.

We do the lot ourselves, start to finish, in New Zealand. We're a bit obsessed with quality. Compare our gear to anything else and you'll see it.



Today Smokai has shipped to over 65 countries and is used daily by backyard smokers, pit masters, chefs, butchers and artisan smokehouses. Same passion behind it. Same respect for what nature provides.


Because legendary flavour begins with quality smoke.



Cheers, Tony

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Mount the Smoke Generator to the outside and your smokehouse has a steady, adjustable supply of natural wood-fired smoke with no separate fire pit to feed.

  • 1L Classic Smoke Generator
  • Mains AC Power - USA/CAN 110-120V
  • Hardwood lid
  • Variable speed air pump
  • Food safe, high temperature silicone air tube
  • 304 stainless steel fasteners
  • Comprehensive owners manual

SMOKER RECIPES

Sticky Pork Ribs

Sticky Pork Ribs

These ribs are so damn good and easy to make, after the first lot, you'll be ordering a regular supply of fresh ribs from your local butcher for a ...

Beef Hot Dogs

Beef Hot Dogs

If you’re craving homemade hot dogs with that deep, smoky flavor, this recipe is a winner. Combining lean beef and fatty pork with a bold mix of sp...

Hot Smoked Lamb Ribs

Hot Smoked Lamb Ribs

Fire up your BBQ/Grill game with our awesome Smokai Smoked Lamb Rib recipe! We're talking about tender lamb ribs infused with your favourite flavou...

Hot Smoked Leg Of Lamb

Hot Smoked Leg Of Lamb

If you're going to cook a leg of lamb, then smoke it. This smoked leg of lamb recipe is bloody delicious and is very easy to prepare. Once you ta...

Cold Smoked Trout

Cold Smoked Trout

Wetting a line on a river in hunt of a rainbow or brown is something special. Mostly, we release our catch to fight another day, but every now and...

Cold Smoked Salmon

Cold Smoked Salmon

We reckon that our cold smoked salmon is the absolute best. It is very easy to make at home with our simple to follow recipe and your Smokai Smoke...

Hot Smoked Trevally

Hot Smoked Trevally

An absolute classic - hot smoked fish. Is it really summer without the smell, the taste and the joy of preparing and sharing your catch with friend...

Cold Smoked Kingfish

Cold Smoked Kingfish

There are not many saltwater fish species that lend well to cold smoking. Generally speaking, the fish needs to have a reasonably high fat content ...

Dry Cured Cold Smoked Bacon

Dry Cured Cold Smoked Bacon

Dry cured bacon is certainly the most delicious kind of bacon. It's how bacon has been made for centuries and once you make your own, you'll ever b...

Sticky Pork Ribs

Sticky Pork Ribs

These ribs are so damn good and easy to make, after the first lot, you'll be ordering a regular supply of fresh ribs from your local butcher for a ...

Hot Smoked Ham

Hot Smoked Ham

Transform your holiday feast with this Smokai Hot Smoked Ham recipe. A twist on the classic Christmas centrepiece that's easily achievable at home ...

Hot Smoked Leg Of Lamb

Hot Smoked Leg Of Lamb

If you're going to cook a leg of lamb, then smoke it. This smoked leg of lamb recipe is bloody delicious and is very easy to prepare. Once you ta...

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