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  1. cedar eater

    Cedar smoking debate...

    I nominate you for getting some clarification. If you like it, smoke with it. When I burn Northern​ White Cedar, the only cedar that grows locally, in my outdoor wood burner, it is the most acrid smoke of the local woods. It tastes fine with planked fish, but I have so many other woods to choose...
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    Beechwood ??

    Am I the only one old enough to remember Beechnut gum? Supposedly, if the fruit (or nut) is edible the smoke is good. Black walnuts and beechnuts are definitely edible, more edible than Red Oak acorns, and Red Oak is wonderful for smoking. ​​Thanks, you've just added two more to the woods I can...
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    maple wood

    I make syrup from maple sap. My maples are all Red Maple, but all of the maples are used for maple syrup, including box elder (Manitoba Maple), Norway Maple, and Big Leaf Maple. Many people claim they can taste the difference, but many others claim they can't. That tells me that all of the...
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    Converting my 220V to 110V

    If the element is really rated for 900W at 110V, then you only need to determine whether 900W is enough. If it isn't, then you could add a 400W or 500W element in parallel on the controller, or you could add the other 900W element on another cord powered by another circuit from another circuit...
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    freezer over fridge smoker

    Start  by removing everything it shouldn't have. Is it lined with enamel coated metal or something else?
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    Gibson Fridge Conversion

    With the help of some good guys on welding web, I managed to get some shelves welded well enough.
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    Rack spacing

    I'm using 5" on mine. I'm pretty sure I can live with that for ribs, but I haven't actually tried it yet.
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    First time smoker today...couple questions!

    My wife bought the peach from Amazon, but I get most of my wood from trees on my land.
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    new build with some questions

    It looks like he only has an outer shell, so heating with a torch might be too much for the outer paint. A heated scraper blade might be safer for the paint followed by a finishing scrub with a solvent that will boil away. Getting the internal temp up to 400 for a few hours would also work to...
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    First time smoker today...couple questions!

    Peach is also very good for poultry. Really, any of the common woods are good if you get the right amount of smoking down, but it's common to use 1/2 the cooking time as a rule of thumb and then find the right wood, which is where the stronger woods like hickory, oak, and pecan get ruled out for...
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    First time smoker today...couple questions!

    You might want to skip the pecan, or use a lot less. It's almost as strong as hickory. Stick to fruit or maple for poultry.
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    new build with some questions

    Looks like it might be tar, sometimes used to stick the insulation to the outer shell. It would probably be fine outside of the insulation, but it sounds like you don't have any. I wouldn't want it inside the hot house. Use a sponge soaked in parts cleaner to scrub it out.
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    I want to build a hot smoker but I'm unsure where to start.

    Insulation isn't required, but it makes it safer and more energy efficient. Hot water cylinders here are typically lined with glass and that makes them a pain to cut. If you can find a 1940s refrigerator, They're fairly easy to convert without welding. There's a subforum here for that. Even...
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    3-2-1 pull off the bone ribs... NOT!!!

    Definitely not a St. Louis cut. Add at least a half hour more to the 3-2-1 for that. Better yet, learn how to do a St. Louis cut. It's not that hard and the results are worth it.
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    Gibson Fridge Conversion

    I haven't been able to find premade shelf racks, so I decided to borrow a stick welder, learn how to weld, and make my own. If I was only going to make one shelf, I would have tried to freestyle it, but since I need to make six shelves all the same, I built a jig from nuts, bolts and an old...
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