1943 Kelvinator Fridge smoker build

[dirtsailor2003]

Aluminum is fine. If it's thin and gets too hot though it can melt,

 

[jmossiii]

Aluminum is fine. If it's thin and gets too hot though it can melt,

Thanks guys! I found a nice thick pan for chips it worked great to season for about 8 hrs today then a friend said he though aluminum was toxic if heated very high. Thanks for the comforting comments !

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• jmossiii
• Dec 22, 2015

 

[jmossiii]

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• jmossiii
• Dec 22, 2015

 

[daveomak]

The aluminum will burn and put aluminum particles in the air and on the food... Not good... Usually W-mart has the SS thin pans from a Big Chief smoker that works very well.... they heat up fast and transfer heat rapidly to the chips... and they last forever... I'm using one that's about 30 years old...

 

[cars]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/143570-poisons-from-aluminum-cookware/

I learned something. Doesn't mean I will stop baking cakes in my aluminum pan since aluminum is in the mixes...

 

[jmossiii]

Broke it in with a little chicken today!

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• jmossiii
• Dec 23, 2015

 

[jmossiii]

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• jmossiii
• Dec 23, 2015

 

[cars]

Looks great!

 

[jmossiii]

Pulled pork....... Turned out to be chopped pork. Not quite long enough in the box I guess. Was a solid 8 hrs but I think I opened it to many times :/ meat temp was 195f though I did pull it right at 195 maybe should have left it in another hour?

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• jmossiii
• Dec 24, 2015

 

[dirtsailor2003]

I take pork butts to 205 IT for pulling. 185-190 for slicing or chopping.

 

[jmossiii]

Second chance redemption ! Smoked another pork butt, this Time 13hrs in the smoke with temp @ 220-230 then foil and finish 2hours without smoke and a hr rest. Wow just wow! What a deference

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• jmossiii
• Dec 27, 2015

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• jmossiii
• Dec 27, 2015

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• jmossiii
• Dec 27, 2015

 

[mneeley490]

Yep, when it hits 205°, wrap your butt in foil when you take it off the smoker, then wrap in towels and let rest in a clean, empty cooler for an hour or two (or more). This makes all the difference in the world.

 

[usaftrevor87]

Got the heating element installed and the gasket on the door

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• jmossiii
• Dec 21, 2015

What heating element did you end up using? Can you provide a link?
Also, do you use a PID controller?
Great build!

Trevor

 

[loppy01]

looks good starting on my in 2 weeks. more pics

 

[jmossiii]

What heating element did you end up using? Can you provide a link?
Also, do you use a PID controller?
Great build!

Trevor[/quote

Thank you!
No PID, just the element for now. Here is the link

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HDMDA2I/?tag=smokingmeatforums-20

 

[jmossiii]

looks good starting on my in 2 weeks. more pics

Here is the element, I had to make a pocket out of steel to inset the element because the back wall was to thick.

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• jmossiii
• Dec 29, 2015