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Step 2Add support for a drippings pan / shield
Underneath the grating where the turkey will go, you want something to catch the drippings and prevent them from falling onto the wood chips below. Additionally, this pan will function as a shield to protect the turkey from radiation from the heat source, keeping the smoke from the wood chips as the main cooking agent.
For a pan, we simply used a disposable turkey pan which we folded slightly to fit snugly in the garbage can. You want the pan to rest about 7" below the grating, but to have ample room on the sides for smoke to pass from below.
To support the pan, we used two 3/8" threaded rods running parallel across the can. It's important that these be close enough together to support the pan (which could have a fair amount of turkey fat in it), but still far enough apart to allow you to move your wood chip pan through them without much tilting. We bought the threaded rod as a single 4' piece for a couple of dollars, and cut it to size with a saw. You want enough slack to stick out of the can slightly for support and to allow room for fasteners.
Drill 4 3/8" holes about 7" below the grating bolts and slide the rods through. Secure the rods on the outside with appropriate washers and nuts. It's not necessary to secure them on the inside, and that will make it more difficult to remove in the event that you need to when it is full of hot smoke.
For a pan, we simply used a disposable turkey pan which we folded slightly to fit snugly in the garbage can. You want the pan to rest about 7" below the grating, but to have ample room on the sides for smoke to pass from below.
To support the pan, we used two 3/8" threaded rods running parallel across the can. It's important that these be close enough together to support the pan (which could have a fair amount of turkey fat in it), but still far enough apart to allow you to move your wood chip pan through them without much tilting. We bought the threaded rod as a single 4' piece for a couple of dollars, and cut it to size with a saw. You want enough slack to stick out of the can slightly for support and to allow room for fasteners.
Drill 4 3/8" holes about 7" below the grating bolts and slide the rods through. Secure the rods on the outside with appropriate washers and nuts. It's not necessary to secure them on the inside, and that will make it more difficult to remove in the event that you need to when it is full of hot smoke.
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