How could I convert a mini-oven into a smoker

pg89

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Sep 20, 2012

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• Sep 20, 2012

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Hi, I'm new here and new to smoking too,

I am thinking of a way to build a cheap, simple and easy to use smoker, mainly for making pulled pork.

I have seen a mini oven going cheap, it is 1380w, it has a 15l capacity and temp ranges from 212f to 572f. I think it would be perfect for slow cooking meat but I can't think of a way to keep the wood chips constantly smoking though.

Any ideas or would this plan not work very well?

Thanks

 

ribwizzard

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• Sep 20, 2012

• #2

Id look through some of the smoker builds they have on here and see if there isnt something on there that would work better for you.

 

mneeley490

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• Sep 20, 2012

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Take a look at any of the AMNS or AMNPS threads here for how to introduce smoke into your bbq. It's almost too easy.

 

scarbelly

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• Sep 20, 2012

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Just one thing that might not be too obvious - make sure you install an exhaust port somewhere or you will be making creosote right off the bat

 

pg89

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• Sep 24, 2012

• #5

Thanks for the replies! I have decided to ditch the idea and instead I am using a small gas grill from costco called a 'nexgrill tabletop grill'.

I have a tin pan full of wood chips over one of the burners and the other one is turned off. I'll use it to smoke for 4 hours and then transfer to my kitchen oven. So far so good temps have been fairly stable around the 250 - 275f mark.