- Jul 17, 2017
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Hello Everyone,
Other than Roll Call, this is my first post as a new member. I picked up this old Coldspot fridge for $40 on Craigslist last fall. With a little one at home and a pregnant wife I didn't get much work done on it until recently. Here are some pics of what I have done so far. I stripped all of the plastic off and put a stainless steel skin on the door as well as for the trim (still need to put in the top and bottom corners). I sealed all screw holes, seams, etc with food grade high temp silicone. The shelf guides are made of the same stainless steel sheet metal and that were bent in a "U" shape 1"x.5"x1" and the racks are cut down oven racks.
For the smoke I used the pellet smoker/auger/hopper from a Treager grill. This weekend I ordered a rope style gasket for the door and an exhaust pipe. I tried it out without the gasket in place and it had good smoke but was not able to get up to the internal temp I was looking for. Last night I ordered a PID controller and am looking for advice on what to use as a heating element. I want to get by cheap on the heating element and am wondering if I can use an old electric griddle/fry pan or even a coil style electric charcoal starter? Are there smaller elements available that would work? I would like to keep it a 110v element. Once completed I will clean it up and give it a high end...er...rattle can, paint job. Any help, ideas or critiques on my first conversion project would be greatly appreciated.
Other than Roll Call, this is my first post as a new member. I picked up this old Coldspot fridge for $40 on Craigslist last fall. With a little one at home and a pregnant wife I didn't get much work done on it until recently. Here are some pics of what I have done so far. I stripped all of the plastic off and put a stainless steel skin on the door as well as for the trim (still need to put in the top and bottom corners). I sealed all screw holes, seams, etc with food grade high temp silicone. The shelf guides are made of the same stainless steel sheet metal and that were bent in a "U" shape 1"x.5"x1" and the racks are cut down oven racks.
For the smoke I used the pellet smoker/auger/hopper from a Treager grill. This weekend I ordered a rope style gasket for the door and an exhaust pipe. I tried it out without the gasket in place and it had good smoke but was not able to get up to the internal temp I was looking for. Last night I ordered a PID controller and am looking for advice on what to use as a heating element. I want to get by cheap on the heating element and am wondering if I can use an old electric griddle/fry pan or even a coil style electric charcoal starter? Are there smaller elements available that would work? I would like to keep it a 110v element. Once completed I will clean it up and give it a high end...er...rattle can, paint job. Any help, ideas or critiques on my first conversion project would be greatly appreciated.