Recent content by ernest_o

I found Kimball's explanation of bean chemistry very interesting. When I was a kid we had Navy Beans (Great Northern) and cornbread quite often. My mother always soaked the beans overnight in a baking soda/water solution, she said the soda reduced the gas. She added much more than a pinch of...

I thought of converting a refrigrtator but from my research, most people that have converted refrigerators into a smoker have used vintage units with no plastic inside or foam insulation. Newer refrigerators will gasoff at smoker temps. Removal of the foam insulation is extremely labor intensive.

I am planning an electric smokehouse build and look forward to converting my family favorite baked beans recipe into a version that perfects in my smokehouse. I DON'T like mushy baked beans. I start with Van Camps Pork N Beans. They used to have a chunk of fat in each can, but no longer...

Thanks Warren, I have already gotten some ideas from one poster. I am curious about his 55,000 BTU heater. For about an equivalent interior volume, I had planned to build a 1000 watt heater from a roll of nichrome heater coil I have which would be about 3,410 BTU. Wondering how much I really...

Very nice work. I am planning my smokehouse and after seeing yours, will be making some changes. Thanks for letting us see your work!

I am planning to build a wooden electric smokehouse using a Venturi smoke generator with a digital temperature controller. I plan to build a 2x4 frame about 3' wide, 2' deep and 4' to 5' tall. My thought is to line it with concrete Backer board and cover over that with aluminum sheeting...