Building a electric smoker

[Carlsmoker]

I have a stainless steel commercial fridge I wanted to make into a smoker. Wondering what heating element to use and best controller. Any help greatly appreciated

 

[fullsmoke]

How big is it ? I built One with a 1500watt element and a pid it was 110 worked good but really needed to be 220volt the 110 pulled a lot of amps and had to work hard but worked good for sausage at 160* I switched to a smoke daddy pellet system love it !

 

[Carlsmoker]

Close to 50 cuft

 

[fullsmoke]

What kind of meat will you primary smoke ?

 

[Carlsmoker]

Usually wild game, deer mostly, but fish fowl and chickens

 

[fullsmoke]

Usually wild game, deer mostly, but fish fowl and chickens

Sausage ?

 

[Carlsmoker]

Yes, snack sticks, hot dogs, ect