Electric smoker oven heating element

[gerardosantos]

Hello, I am new to smoking and I want to start with a good oven built by me, I am building an electric smoker oven for hot smoking and I am going to use the SMD-200C controller with double controllers from auberins, one for the oven and one for the meat, using PT1000 sensors. The volume of the oven is 41 cubic feet and my question is how many watts the electric
heating element should have if the operating range is between 122 F and 248 F, the oven is made of stainless steel, double wall insulated with rock wool, door double wall insulated with rock wool and hermetic closure, the oven would be loaded with 90 lb of meat which comes out cold from the refrigerator and goes directly to the smoker oven, based on experience with a 3000 Watt heating element it would be correct for this oven? thank you very much for your valuable experience.

 

[smokerjim]

Welcome to smf, I'm no help with your question but I'm sure someone will be around to help you.

 

[tallbm]

Hello, I am new to smoking and I want to start with a good oven built by me, I am building an electric smoker oven for hot smoking and I am going to use the SMD-200C controller with double controllers from auberins, one for the oven and one for the meat, using PT1000 sensors. The volume of the oven is 41 cubic feet and my question is how many watts the electric
heating element should have if the operating range is between 122 F and 248 F, the oven is made of stainless steel, double wall insulated with rock wool, door double wall insulated with rock wool and hermetic closure, the oven would be loaded with 90 lb of meat which comes out cold from the refrigerator and goes directly to the smoker oven, based on experience with a 3000 Watt heating element it would be correct for this oven? thank you very much for your valuable experience.

Hi there and welcome!

I don't have any direct experience with this but out of curiosity I did a quick search.
I found a powder coat paint forum where it seems people figure out the same kind of thing but for higher temps and for powder coat paint applications.

According to this source here (Powder Coat Paint Oven Reference Here) these guys talk about 206W per Cubic Ft to get an oven to 400F degrees in 20 minutes.

That would mean 8,446 Watts (41cft x 260watts/cft) is needed to meet those standards.
Now you don't need to go to 400F oven temp in 20 minutes BUT this should give you the idea that your oven will perform MAYBE 1/3'ish of what their ovens perform. I mean this stuff isn't exactly linear so I'm speculating.
If you meet their standards then you will definitely meet yours, but I can't say 3,000Watts and your insulation numbers will get you where you want.

This does give you some food for thought :D