smokinggreek
Newbie
490 you do good work! I think I will be stealing some of your ideas for sure on my new build.. Your build is awesome
For heating purposes, the inside chamber is 48"H x 22"W x 28"D, or approx. 17 cubic feet. This was made for cold air to flow down from the top where the refrigeration unit was housed. The cold air went down either side, and then into the middle area thru false sides that have many holes (including some for racking), so the actual usable area is a bit smaller. For smoking, it does just the reverse, having heat come up from the bottom, thru the false sides, and out the smokestack in the back/top.Mneeley, just curious how many square feet is your smoke chamber? The brinkmann heating element your using I have been comtemplating using myself but didn't know if it would be enough to heat the chamber in my build, ~9 cubic feet. It would be this one. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/138081/first-build-westinghouse-fridge#post_961778 It's been a while since I worked on it and I just got back into it after a few months off from working on it.
I have the same exact Auberins unit you have. When I first received mine, the unit ran for 20 minutes and quit. I called, sent it back for repair and have not had a problem with it since. I love it because I can get the temp down low for cold smoking. I use mine for a UDS. I have been looking for a proofer cabinet for about 2 weeks. Your smoker looks great! jeff
Well, I'm not sure what's going on with my smoker, but this morning it wasn't up to the task of smoking some bacon.
I had it loaded, programmed, and turned it on with seemingly no problems. Then I noticed on my Maverick that the temp wasn't climbing. Turned out it was tripping the GFI outlet on the other side of the garage. I reset it, and it worked for a couple minutes, then same result. Odd that it didn't blow the fuse in the Auberin PID before tripping the GFI.
So good thing I had my MES30 with mailbox mod as a backup, and that I was only doing 4 pieces.
I guess I'll have to tinker with it some day when I get the time and work space in my garage.
Well, I'm not sure what's going on with my smoker, but this morning it wasn't up to the task of smoking some bacon.
I had it loaded, programmed, and turned it on with seemingly no problems. Then I noticed on my Maverick that the temp wasn't climbing. Turned out it was tripping the GFI outlet on the other side of the garage. I reset it, and it worked for a couple minutes, then same result. Odd that it didn't blow the fuse in the Auberin PID before tripping the GFI.
So good thing I had my MES30 with mailbox mod as a backup, and that I was only doing 4 pieces.
I guess I'll have to tinker with it some day when I get the time and work space in my garage.