Ethan from IN

[kd9pzk]

Hello, I'm introducing myself. I'm from Northern IN. I have an egg style grill/smoker, an electric smoker and my newest creation I'm working on, a homemade cold smoker. I'm not terribly knowledgeable to smoking but I've been trying and found myself frequenting the forum to helped with my projects especially this most recent cold smoker. Big Thanks to those that have allowed me to build from their experiences and knowledge. I'm a maintenance man by trade so im into building and learning how things work. I'm interested in learning more about curing right now but that I'm interested in learning anything.

 

[Winterrider]

Welcome to the forum from ND. Whole bunch of knowledge from these guys should you need the help.

 

[TheJackwagon]

Howdy and welcome from Texas.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Welcome from Iowa!

Ryan

 

[JIMSMOKES]

Welcome from upstate SC

 

[mr_whipple]

Welcome from Virginia!

 

[normanaj]

Hello from RI.

 

[babydocsmoke]

Welcome from Utah! Interesting little contraption you've got there!!

 

[schlotz]

Welcome fellow Hoosier!

 

[DougE]

Welcome from neighboring Kentucky!

 

[912smoker]

Welcome to SMF from SE GA and you've landed at the best spot on the worldwideweb!

Keith

 

[Fueling Around]

Welcome from bi-polar
Florida winter and Minnesota summer.

I'm intrigued by your cold smoke apparatus.
Are you using a diaphragm pump as an air mover?

 

[kd9pzk]

Welcome from Utah! Interesting little contraption you've got th

Welcome from bi-polar
Florida winter and Minnesota summer.

I'm intrigued by your cold smoke apparatus.
Are you using a diaphragm pump as an air mover?

Yes, good eye. I made a venturi style smoke generator with a big square tube as the firebox last spring and used it and a cardboard box to do my first cold smoke ( see below picture). It worked well enough that the meat tasted good. This time I tried doing the same thing with a wooden crate I got from work but didn't like my compressor running so much so I used a diaphragm pump from an RV that I had around. It didn't work... not as a venturi at least. I don't think there was enough velocity to create the vacuum. It's only a 3GPM pump. I thought about it and decided I don't really need a venturi if the pump is part of the smoker now, I just need to draw air from the bottom of my hopper where I light it through the pipes into the smokehouse. So I moved the portable pump to the draw side of the tower and pulled the smoke. It worked much better at keeping the pellets burning but the smoke coming out was so clear it was hard to tell if it was there or not. My drip leg caught most of the creosote/ tar junk and I'm hoping that's why the smoke was so clean. I did have some creosote liquid condensate post pump causing me to have to drain it at the pump every few hours so I'll either add more pipe before the pump for the condensate or move the pump to the push side of the fire and blow the fire into the box next time. It smelled smoky in the smoke house but the meat didn't turn dark at all so I'm concerned it won't be smoked. I also smoked some cheese and that defiantly had a strong smoke to it after only 2 hours so it might be ok.

 

[fxsales1959]

Hello, I'm introducing myself. I'm from Northern IN. I have an egg style grill/smoker, an electric smoker and my newest creation I'm working on, a homemade cold smoker. I'm not terribly knowledgeable to smoking but I've been trying and found myself frequenting the forum to helped with my projects especially this most recent cold smoker. Big Thanks to those that have allowed me to build from their experiences and knowledge. I'm a maintenance man by trade so im into building and learning how things work. I'm interested in learning more about curing right now but that I'm interested in learning anything.

welcome from SE Florida. I was raised in Northern Indiana but never got the smoke bug way back then.

 

[sandyut]

Welcome to SMF from Colorado