BroilerKing,Hi, I love your mailbox mod! I'm new to this so I wanted to ask...is that a steel or aluminum mailbox? Where did you find the metallic leg stands attached to the box? And finally, how big is the hole to the smoker and what did you use to join them?
Thanks! Broiler king
I was having difficulty on hot smokes due to the proximity of my AMNPS to the burner, the pellets would burn up prematurely after only 4-5 hours. When doing cold smokes, I was getting to much temp rise using pellets which is not a good thing while cold smoking salmon. So I came up with a solution I call the Mail Box mod.
Since doing this MOD, my burn time has Tripled on Hot smokes. I am now getting over 14 hours of TBS smoke from a single tray of pellets. When doing Cold smokes I get absolutely no temp rise, since my smoke source is now separate from my smoke chamber. Total cost was just over $20.00 at my local Home Depot.
Quick question, will this work with the AMAZEn dust smoker as well? has anyone tried one with it?
Thanks!
Have not priced stainless steel lately....but for enough of a sheet of it to build a stainless mailbox it is going to cost quite a bit more than $40.....not to mention the pricey tig welding that it will need...
A case fan was my first thought for this mod as well! Great job with that... I would pay $40 for a stainless steel AMNPS smoke box w/ fan mod *peers at Todd* - short of him making us one, any ideas on a stainless steel box enclosure that would work well instead of a mailbox?
I'm not sure about that - $6 out of China in volume purchase of 200 units... http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/stainless-steel-computer-case_60016265095.html (may have to copy/paste link for it to work)
Have not priced stainless steel lately....but for enough of a sheet of it to build a stainless mailbox it is going to cost quite a bit more than $40.....not to mention the pricey tig welding that it will need...
Good point. Had a neighbor that thought going thru the above place was a great way for his indoor gardening shop to get there high power light ballast and hoods. Ran into his business partner, said by the time all was said and done they didn't even break even on the deal, but that is a whole different deal.I'm not sure about that - $6 out of China in volume purchase of 200 units... http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/stainless-steel-computer-case_60016265095.html (may have to copy/paste link for it to work)
edit: I reference that computer case simply to demonstrate how cheap it can be for a stainless steel box with computer fan - something like for our needs could probably be done for even half that price
If you do nuke the pellets be careful on how long they are getting zapped. Best to keep the time short and give them several sessions with some rest between them. Was nuking some pellets a short while back and had them start to smolder, they were in the nuke box for 75 seconds.Have you tried just popping the pellets in the microwave for about a min. to a min. and a half on high? I don't use the pellets but have on occasion had the same problem with the dust not staying lit and the micro cures that problem right away.
What is the science part of having the mailbox below the smoker? better draft?