Cold smoker mini fridge conversion

[dogman60]

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• dogman60
• Sep 21, 2016

I reg. Use my MES 30 and stick burner for most smoking projects and have used several cold smoke products
In the past but i was thinking about converting
One of those dorm room mini fridges to a cold smoke unit . They are all over craigslist for 25 bucks .So got one made some holes for smoke entry and damper, put a cool paint job on it and thinking of a smoke pistol or smoke daddy. I also was wondering about running the thing to keep the temp inside
Cool for keeping cheese or shrimp cool and firm while giving the food a clean smoke . And for the holidays smoking salmon cold method with a 80 degree max temp . Got some pics and using the damper vent from a MES for the exhaust . Wife thinks I am a idiot drilling holes in a perfectly good fridge - but my smoker hobby thing keeps me

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• dogman60
• Sep 21, 2016

out of her way. I will post a few pics

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks like a great project!

Looking forward to seeing it in action!

Al

 

[dogman60]

Picked up a few odds and ends to retro the mini fridge into a small cold smoker using the MES 30 as my smoke generator . Couple of thru hull fittings from west marine and a sanitary water line to connect the mes to the fridge . All looks good and
Trying some cheese and shrimp tomorrow .
Positioning the mini fridge over the mes and using cobtained smoke to rise into the
Mini smoke box should give me enough smoke for any cold sm

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• dogman60
• Sep 24, 2016

oke project ....the vent on the top left has the same adjustible damper as on the MES 30 . And the pipe vent shown on the bottom will be secured over the damper on the 30 to run the smoke .

 

[rabbithutch]

Did you do anything inside, dogman?

How 'bout some pics from all angles inside and out. I've got one of these things in my garage that's been waiting for a schrader valve and refrigerant recharge and roundtuit. Maybe it would be better repurposed as a cold smoker. I've got a mailbox mod set up for the MES that oughta work.

Thanks for the idea!

 

[dogman60]

Sure can post other pics was going to fire it up tomorrow with some cheese . .
One thing you gotta do is blow in some foam the expandable stuff made for fridges - in the door . And i use the grates from masterbuilt after getting rid of the stock glass and plastic . Turned on and running you can use it as a briner or a cold
Hold for your cured bacon . This one i am working on now is a kenmore , igloo, and other name brands work great . Also people getting rid of those glass door wine coolers they would make a really "cool" " cold smoker . College kids always selling them on craigslist and let it go !!

 

[dogman60]

Made the decision to try the mini fridge / cold smoker this am. Worked as expected
and plan on adding it to the yard as another addition to the grill / smoker group. Smoking a small colby marbled cheese as a test . Plenty of smoke from the MES and this addition to the MES can be used for folks to enjoy at any firepit event .
See the pics for the connection . The mini can be placed several feet from the MES
Smoke source and used as a cold appetizer
Smoker . Conversion parts costs about
15.00 . Camo rattle can paint and some palm frawns for stencile ... in Florida where we live everything has camo themes .
Can get a bit more tech. Info with inside temps and a inline drip drain for the smoke line . Added a few pics ....dk

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• dogman60
• Sep 25, 2016

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• dogman60
• Sep 25, 2016