On Sun, 23 May 2010 08:40:04 -0400, Big Jim wrote:

> Wrong, Squirts.
> If you will notice there is no contact with the fire to the galvanize, it
> needs a high temp before the galvanize burns and offgasses.
> There have been a lot of pit covered with roofing tin. As long as it
> doesn't burn the coating it is fine.
> I have built several garbage can smokers in my 70 years and had no
> problem.
> The problem is with folks with not enough knowledge and who may have read
> something on the internet.
> Burning galvanize can be hazardous to your health
> Big Jim

Well, Jim, every one of the AFB regulars has mentioned that
galvanized is bad, bad, bad...

<http://groups.google.com/groups/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=group%3Aalt.food.barbecue+galvanized&btnG=Sear ch&sitesearch=>

But you've never said a peep until now.

So I'll not take my chances and if I ever do feel the need to build
a trash can smoker, will contact a metallurgist before I do. Last
thing I need is an errant chunk of glowing wood coming into contact
with the smoker and burning the zinc coating (but that would never
happen, right?)

-sw