500 Gallon Offset Smoker with Insulated Firebox and Custom Trailer dukes bbq Options

Description

Dukes bbq style pitmasters who need serious capacity and flexibility will appreciate this 500 gallon offset smoker built for commercial and high-volume backyard use. The massive 500 gallon horizontal cook chamber provides enough space for large runs of brisket, pork shoulder, ribs, chicken, and more, making it ideal for restaurants, caterers, and serious hobbyists who cook for big crowds. With an insulated firebox, flanged stack, slide-out grates, and Teltru thermometers as standard features, this pit is designed from the ground up for consistent low-and-slow performance.

The insulated firebox is a key advantage of this dukes bbq 500 gallon smoker. Its multi-layer steel and insulation help you maintain stable temperatures even during long cooks and in challenging weather conditions. By reducing heat loss and shielding the fire from wind, the insulated firebox allows for cleaner combustion, more efficient fuel use, and smoother temperature control across the large cook chamber. Paired with a flanged stack engineered to promote a steady draft, you get a pit that runs predictably once dialed in, letting you focus on meat quality and timing instead of constant fire management.

Inside the cook chamber, heavy-duty slide-out cooking grates make it easy to load, rotate, and unload food without climbing into the pit. Multiple grate levels in a 500 gallon drum mean you can stage large cuts on one level while placing ribs, chicken, or sausages on another, optimizing space for big dukes bbq style cooks. Teltru thermometers provide accurate temperature readings at the doors, helping you track conditions at a glance, and a custom name plate on the smoker gives your brand or business a professional, finished look.

Mounting options are where this smoker really becomes customizable. On skids, it functions as a powerful stationary unit for restaurants, venues, or permanent cook sites. Mounted on a tandem axle trailer, it becomes a mobile dukes bbq pit ready for festivals, pop-ups, competitions, and catering jobs. The enclosed trailer configuration takes it a step further by adding weather protection, storage, and secure transport, turning the smoker into a rolling barbecue kitchen. All options are fully customizable, so you can tailor layout, storage, and auxiliary equipment to your specific workflow.

This 500 gallon offset smoker is ideal for cooking large quantities of brisket, pork butts, whole hog sections, ribs, turkey, chicken, sausages, and even pans of sides like mac and cheese, beans, and vegetables. Fueled by wood or charcoal, it is built for true wood-fired barbecue with plenty of space to support dukes bbq style menus at scale. Whether you are upgrading a restaurant pit room, launching a catering business, or stepping up your backyard operation to professional-level gear, this customizable 500 gallon smoker delivers the capacity, control, and presentation to match.

Product attributes

• Brand/category. Custom Pit / BBQ Smoker

• Sub category/configuration 500 gallon offset smoker with insulated firebox, available on skids or trailer

• Condition New; used option available

• Configuration 500 gallon horizontal offset smoker with insulated firebox, flanged stack, slide-out cooking grates, Teltru thermometers, name plate, configurable mounting (skids, tandem-axle trailer, enclosed trailer)

• Cooking style Low-and-slow smoking, indirect heat barbecue, wood-fired cooking

• Fuel type Charcoal or wood fired

• Grate material Heavy-duty steel expanded metal slide-out cooking grates

• Mount type/product type Commercial offset smoker, configurable as skid-mounted pit, open tandem-axle trailer pit, or enclosed trailer pit

• Material Thick steel tank and doors, insulated firebox construction, steel skids/trailer frame

• Size 500 gallon main cook chamber with large-capacity grate area for commercial or catering use

• Warmer box Uses insulated firebox and large chamber zones for holding and warming; optional custom warmer configurations available

• Cooking grates Multiple slide-out cooking grates inside the 500 gallon chamber for flexible loading and multi-level cooks

• Trailer Available as skid-mounted base, tandem axle trailer, or enclosed trailer configuration

• Price (USD, new)

  • On skids: 8,000.00 USD

  • On tandem axle trailer: 12,000.00 USD

  • Enclosed trailer configuration: 19,500.00 USD

• Price (USD, used) (approximate starting points; you can override)

  • On skids: 5,600.00 USD

  • On tandem axle trailer: 8,400.00 USD

  • Enclosed trailer configuration: 13,500.00 USD