Ideas For Freezer Into A Smoker

[Cajun Smokes]

Recent hurricanes have left me with a full size stand up freezer that no longer works as intended. Best I can tell, it's a late 70s, early 80s model with coils in the shelves. I am hoping to get a little feed back from those that may have already been through "lessons learned". My idea is to remove the inner plastic and refrigeration, to replace with a stainless or aluminum lining. Fabricate a lower section to house the usual electric or propane heat source. Assuming I will need to replace the door gasket with a stove gasket, not certain here. Any modifications or ideas you have would be appreciated. Hope to get started in a few weeks.

 

[slapaho_injun]

Check out the fridge smoker section and see my Crosley

 

[Cajun Smokes]

Check out the fridge smoker section and see my Crosley

Been digging in their for ideas. Yours looks pretty good too

 

[Fueling Around]

@slapaho_injun has outstanding build thread.

I have a old (50's?) Westinghouse fridge in the garage for a conversion. It has a full metal interior.
Unless you are metal fabricator, converting a plastic interior is going to cost you a lot of money

 

[slapaho_injun]

@slapaho_injun has outstanding build thread.

I have a old (50's?) Westinghouse fridge in the garage for a conversion. It has a full metal interior.
Unless you are metal fabricator, converting a plastic interior is going to cost you a lot of money

Thanks. I spent about $600 after paying $20 for the fridge at an estate sale. That’s with a friend doing the welding for a case of beer each day he worked on it. The metal was very expensive. I would put my pulled pork, baby back ribs & smoked fish up against any electric smoker goods tho. I definitely get better results with this stick burner. It is a lot more work but so is anything that turns out better than most.

 

[Cajun Smokes]

@slapaho_injun has outstanding build thread.

I have a old (50's?) Westinghouse fridge in the garage for a conversion. It has a full metal interior.
Unless you are metal fabricator, converting a plastic interior is going to cost you a lot of money

I am a fabricator by trade but I know material is still going to cost me. Even thinking of wood vs metal interior, just not confident either way yet lol

 

[Cajun Smokes]

Thanks. I spent about $600 after paying $20 for the fridge at an estate sale. That’s with a friend doing the welding for a case of beer each day he worked on it. The metal was very expensive. I would put my pulled pork, baby back ribs & smoked fish up against any electric smoker goods tho. I definitely get better results with this stick burner. It is a lot more work but so is anything that turns out better than most.

So you fuel with only wood? Are you able to regulate temperatures fairly easy?

 

[slapaho_injun]

So you fuel with only wood? Are you able to regulate temperatures fairly easy?

Yes, mine is a straight stick burner and it runs smooth as anything .......so long as it isn’t 15+mph winds. I insulated with roxul and have the independent fire box below. Works great. I do use a Thermpro with remote.