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    Oh, woe is me. I made a big mistake.

    lol. I haven't gotten any gifts of chips, chunks, or pellets yet, but he did also give me whole standing dead, apple, cherry, and pear trees. It's funny how all these gifts also include carting unwanted stuff away from his place. I can't complain, though. It doesn't do any good. But of course...
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    Rib Confusion

    I used 3-2-1 for St. Louis cut spare ribs and found that the ribs were essentially done after the 2 hours in foil. I left them in for another 15 minutes after mopping them with BBQ sauce because that's what some of the eaters expected, not because they needed it. But I will mention that you...
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    Metal Stained

    It really depends on what the rack is made of. Touch a magnet to it and find out if it sticks. If it doesn't, the rack is probably aluminum and the black stain is aluminum oxide from a reaction with the brine, and it isn't likely to harm you. If the magnet sticks, you probably have plated steel...
  4. Oh, woe is me. I made a big mistake.

    Oh, woe is me. I made a big mistake.

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    Oh, woe is me. I made a big mistake.

    I've only just barely started smoking meats this Summer, but I made the mistake of giving some smoked ribs to my father. Now he's giving me anything that can possibly be used for smoking in the hopes that I'll keep giving him some of anything I smoke. Has this happened to anyone else? Please...
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    Your Biggest Failure...

    I haven't been smoking that long, but I overcooked and dried a 4 lb. fresh ham roast. I wish I could do that over with what I know now.
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    Galvanized Metal inside Smoker?

    Yes, I noticed the common thread. I wouldn't hesitate to use galvanized fasteners, except maybe directly over the meat where dripping could be a problem. I would even patch holes in the sides with galvanized and I already use it for smoke ducting. The NSF has a pretty low opinion of wood, but...
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    Galvanized Metal inside Smoker?

    The first source said, "Cook food in smokers made of materials approved for contact with meat and poultry. Don't smoke foods in makeshift containers such as galvanized steel cans or other materials not intended for cooking. Chemical residue contamination can result." Is the inside of an old...
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    Commercial fridge build.

    PID is a TLA for Proportional-Integral-Derivative. Basically, it means that the controller has some smarts in the form of an algorithm that you can tune, which helps you to prevent excessive oscillation and minimize overshoot as the controller brings the temperature up to the setpoint.
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    Help! where to place fire box

    I don't have any experience with a wood/charcoal firebox for a smoker, but I have some experience with other kinds of fireboxes. I'm assuming you want to smoke with stickwood, which is normally cut to 16", but can easily be longer, so you have to have a chamber that's long enough plus has a...
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    Building Cedar Smokehouse Need help with heat source

    That is a beautiful piece of work!
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    Galvanized Metal inside Smoker?

    That's just it, there is apparently no evidence that at smoking temps you won't be okay. This reminds me of the fear of pressure treated lumber. Some people are afraid to touch it. I've seen homemade smokehouses out here in the sticks made from pressure treated lumber and corrugated galvanized...
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    Commercial fridge build.

    I haven't worked on anything that big, and I don't know the internal volume of the smokehouse, but I think you might have trouble getting the temperature up with only a single 110V 15A circuit. You might have to draw power from two circuits (fed by different breakers) or upgrade to a higher...
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    I'm Prepared To Be Convinced

    Well, I guess since two old refrigerators fell into my lap for free, I should convert at least one into a smoker, especially since I now have a need for smoking up to 10 racks of ribs simultaneously. Here are the two options. On the left is a 1948/1949 General Electric AD-102-AB16. On the...
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    Galvanized Metal inside Smoker?

    From a meat smoker? Have there been any documented cases of that? Or is that just an irrational fear?
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    Galvanized Metal inside Smoker?

    Possibly saving money is one good reason for using or considering it. If somebody had some, they could save money by using it. And if it is safe, why not? Why be afraid of something for no good reason? The original question was, "Are there any issues to using galvanized metal in a fridge...
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