The destruction of Cast Iron and all things Unholy - TOFTT

It was brought up earlier, that in order to get good & consistent smoke from smoke wood, the smoke wood could be placed in cast iron dutch oven with holes drilled in the bottom.  The oven is then placed directly on the lump, forcing the smoke down into the heat.  The theory is this burns off the bad stuff, giving good smoke as well as efficiently using the smokewood.

Is this solving a problem that doesn't need solving?  Maybe.  But that is what we do here - fine tune things in the quest for perfect Q - right?

Some of you would know that I have a bit of an obsession with Cast Iron.  To me, it is worth far more than the amount I paid for it, and I keep it pristine.  The original poster recommended a 2 quart dutch oven.  Although I have two of those (which I've never used), I decided that in order to fit on all size eggs, I would instead use a 9" skillet.

I was extremely apprehensive about sacrificing a perfectly seasoned skillet and lid, to say the least - I may need therapy.



Here  is the skillet and lid - pre-mutilation



On the lid, I cut off the drip nubs, as well as the loop handle to give maximum head space.  I then cut the handle off the skillet.  It was almost painful.  I cried.



My girlfriends huddled close and comforted each other.



The neighbors gathered together to show their support



Here is the mutilated lid inside and out, as well as the handleless skillet.



And finally, I drilled (3) 1/8" holes in the bottom




I'm going to stick a pork butt on shortly, and hopefully I can report back some favorable results.

To give credit where credit is due.  The first time I heard of this was a post made by @Charcoal_Addict in another thread, and since then, @Focker tried something similar with a smoker box.