I’ve been an avid hunter and fisherman basically since I’ve been little. When I would get a deer I would take it in to the butcher and wait to get back what was hopefully my meat. Well, I got tired of doing this and probably around 7 years ago I decided that I was going to do my own processing. Needless to say I REALLY loved the whole idea of harvesting an animal and doing everything myself. This way I could control exactly what my family would be eating. So, I bought a small Maserbuilt Electric smoker with digital controls on sale after Christmas for $100 (I see now they are selling for over $200. I really liked the digital control of it, but didn't’t like the capacity in which I could smoke at one time. Finally this year I was trying to find a larger electric smoker and after doing some surfing I came upon this site. Needless to say it has been a god send and is great to see people passionate about BBQ like I am. So, I went browsing through multiple forums trying to find a custom build and found some refrigerator builds. Plus, I found some forums where there was talk of PID controllers. I also liked the idea of a cold some generator and of course found some more info on them as well. After doing my research I decided to do a custom build. I was stoked about the build where my wife thought I was nuts. I finished the build and yesterday was my first run. I am glad to say I am EXTREMELY happy with how everything ran and can’t wait to do more!! I didn’t get a chance to take many pictures of the build, but here’s what I got.
1940's fridge after things have been tore apart and now ready for the build.
16 Gauge Steel put on the inside of the door.
Finished Build (it's going to be on a small trailer, but had to use it before then)
My version of a cold smoke generator made from 4" Tube Steel.
PID Controller from Auber Instruments
Smoker loaded with 25 lbs. of snack sticks
9 Gauge Expanded Steel shelving with 3/4"x1/8" angle iron for brackets
1500 Watt heating element
Fresh batch of snack sticks
Mmmmmm....
I must say that I am EXTREMELY happy with how the build went and also with how my first batch of snack sticks turned out! I brought a bunch into the office today and they were all gone in about 1/2 an hour! I couldn't have had a successful build without all you members!! Thank you all and I look forward to sharing more down the road!
Brandon
1940's fridge after things have been tore apart and now ready for the build.
16 Gauge Steel put on the inside of the door.
Finished Build (it's going to be on a small trailer, but had to use it before then)
My version of a cold smoke generator made from 4" Tube Steel.
PID Controller from Auber Instruments
Smoker loaded with 25 lbs. of snack sticks
9 Gauge Expanded Steel shelving with 3/4"x1/8" angle iron for brackets
1500 Watt heating element
Fresh batch of snack sticks
Mmmmmm....
I must say that I am EXTREMELY happy with how the build went and also with how my first batch of snack sticks turned out! I brought a bunch into the office today and they were all gone in about 1/2 an hour! I couldn't have had a successful build without all you members!! Thank you all and I look forward to sharing more down the road!
Brandon