Looks like a big joint, not that I have ever seen one in person or anything like that...Originally Posted by jerky nut
Camera flash off so you can see the burning chips.
Hey I've got a cooler like that...just need to find the time and money to get her going.
Thanks for the pics Jerky. I am building a smokehouse out of a single door glass upright coke cooler and hoped to use an oven convection fan/element combo for heat and air circulation.
After seeing how well and AMNPS style smoker works with the convection fan I think that will be the smoke generator route I go.
Curious how the airflow is with the door closed for fresh air flow. Does the smokehouse vent well and how is your vent set up?
I would say you need better air flow. maybe increase the bottom hole to 3" with a ball valve to adjust air intake and a 4" duct vent with a damper in the top. That will give way better airflow and easy to adjust both intake and exhaust to find the perfect sweet spot. Smoke will go stale if the refresh rate is not high enough. Should be replacing the total air every several minutes. Increased air flow will give you a better burn for the smoke generator too.
I have a hole in the bottom 1" and a vent in the door with 3 1/2 " holes. I need to make the hole on the bottom bigger, I still do not get enough fresh air circulating through my smoker. I can get a decent smoke volume but the smoke has a stale smell. I know it sounds stupid but if you think in terms of say cigarette smoke, i get the used ashtray flavor v.s. the second hand smoke. It just has a funk about it. The convection oven fan works fantastic nice even heat, I just can't get a good smoke flavor It has to be the smoke to air ratio.