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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    Ours is all electric Nicklemore -- a more powerful than typical 110V two-burner hotplate.
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    Cleaning Glass?

    Thanks - I did see that stainless cleaner in the link, but we're not Sam's members and I've never seen it in person. We'll check our local the restaurant supply warehouse to see if they have some -- But Dawn & rubbing alcohol we have --
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    Cleaning Glass?

    Our DIY smoker has a glass window in the door which we love and appreciate as it lets us view the thermometer and smoking conditions without opening the door. But after our first two smokes, it's not so easy to see through... I know oven cleaner will get off the gunk, but I don't want to leave...
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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    For what it's worth, the used commercial hot plates at the restaurant supply warehouse (where we got the box) were priced at about $70-150 range, and I think most were designed to run on 220V. Plus, they may be much more powerful than you need... Ours can get the box temp up 100 degrees in just...
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    Newbie in Houston

    Thanks for the words of welcome! We're smoking again today and keeping our fingers crossed -- If all goes well, this post will include a picture of our DIY Smoker, version 1.00 --
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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    Thanks GrueLurks -- When somebody's as talented as Hubby is, calling it 'DIY' just doesn't seem to fit ;-) I'll post rib pictures tonight if all goes well...
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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    I'm with you on controlling your up-front investment until you know if you're going to like it or not. We've got about $225 into it so far. The oven box was $150 from the 'scrap pile' at a nearby restaurant supply warehouse, plus another $20 or so for racks and sheet pans and a few hours of...
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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    Thought you might enjoy pictures of our new baby:
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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    If they're as simple as they look, those PID controllers look fabulous! Is it really as simple as: 1) Plug electricity into PID controller 2) Plug heating element into PID 3) Connect sensor 4) Set the desired temperature Is that it? Please tell me that's all, because I'm holding my breath!
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    Newbie in Houston

    Just wanted to introduce myself (and Hubby) -- We're still very new to smoking meat but jumping in with both feet! We played with a friend's electric Masterbuilt last week and loved the results SO MUCH that we decided to get our own smoker. But we're such die-hard DIY'ers that we're ending up...
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    Building a Smoker - How to Add a Thermostat?

    After trying out a friends Masterbuilt electric smoker, Hubby and I fell in love with home-smoked meat (wild boar and wild duck!) and decided to buy our own smoker. Hubby's the builder; I'm the researcher. So I researched, then dragged him out to Bass Pro Shops to see what was available. We...
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