I have been doing a bit of researching over the past couple days on building myself a cold smoker and was looking for some help to finalize any thought so I can start buying materials. I'm primarily going to be smoking Keilbasa and occasionally cheese, ribs or a butt.
For the heat source I was wanting to use electric with a Auber AW-1520H or something similar and a pump style cold smoke generator, I'm still not sure on the brand yet or what size heating element to use. I see no use to sustain any temps over 250. Where I live daytime temps are usually above freezing in the winter.
One of my main concerns was the size of the box. I was thinking of something around 24" X 24" x 36" ID lined with wood then 1.5" Rockwool board and wood exterior. I'd use the 1.5 Rockwool just because I have it laying around from another project. One of my biggest concerns comes with how far minimum should the heating element be from the meat? On the floor I wanted to use a course of brick for heat retention. For the roof I wanted to have an open gable on a 45 degree and I was thinking of using a chimney cap from a Kamado Joe because it is an adjustable umbrella vent. As for the floor vent I'm not positive on what size or how many.
I love to hear some feedback and hopefully I'm heading in the right direction.
For the heat source I was wanting to use electric with a Auber AW-1520H or something similar and a pump style cold smoke generator, I'm still not sure on the brand yet or what size heating element to use. I see no use to sustain any temps over 250. Where I live daytime temps are usually above freezing in the winter.
One of my main concerns was the size of the box. I was thinking of something around 24" X 24" x 36" ID lined with wood then 1.5" Rockwool board and wood exterior. I'd use the 1.5 Rockwool just because I have it laying around from another project. One of my biggest concerns comes with how far minimum should the heating element be from the meat? On the floor I wanted to use a course of brick for heat retention. For the roof I wanted to have an open gable on a 45 degree and I was thinking of using a chimney cap from a Kamado Joe because it is an adjustable umbrella vent. As for the floor vent I'm not positive on what size or how many.
I love to hear some feedback and hopefully I'm heading in the right direction.
