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  1. bigbluetruck

    I think I need more heat

    I did a smoke the other day, it was a bit chilly, around 35 with a slight breeze, it seemed to take forever to get up to temp, and then I put a 3 lb meatloaf in there and although it got up to 155 IT at around 4hrs, I was honestly a bit worried about it because it really never got back up to 220...
  2. bigbluetruck

    A little update and a question

    Hey guys it's been quite awhile since I posted anything, but I finally got back to work on my 40s GE fridge conversion. I've got all of the major things built, just waiting on some silicone and a door seal. Hoping to be able to use it this weekend, if the AMNPS shows up. I finally was able to...
  3. bigbluetruck

    Rack spacing help please

    Getting closer to being done on my fridge build, Im wondering about distance from my heater element to the first food rack.  Im thinking about going about 5 inches in between each rack in case I want to do a lot of ribs.
  4. bigbluetruck

    Continuing on my build, need some opinions guys!

    Got my fridge out and stripped down, all the compressor and lines were already removed, got the inner liner out and found the insulation was cardboard, so went and got some Roxul, at the moment Im waitng for my uncle to cut the plastic trim pieces from some stainless sheets we had laying around...
  5. bigbluetruck

    Hi everybody!

    Im Dane, and Im a totally new guy at smoking meat, Love eating it and tired of having to go somewhere else to eat it. I farm for a living so I have plenty of access to meat, and I cant think of something that tastes better than a cut of meat that I raised, being smoked in a smoker that I built...
  6. bigbluetruck

    Help a new guy with some questions.

    Im planning on building a fridge smoker, Ive never smoked anything before, thought about buying a smoker but I need one that doesn't take much babysitting, so an electric one is what I looked at, but the $$ for one is more than I want to spend, plus I like building things and while I have time...
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