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[lgpllc]

I lie in Colorado, 50 miles west of Colorado Springs.   My one of my daughters owns a restaurant where I do a lot of the cooking.  She is wanting to start making sausage, brisket, chicken, etc and smoking much of this.  I will make our first fresh sausage tomorrow night and have begun plans for building a smoker. 

The smoker will be constructed our of 5" refrigeration panels, with 26 ga steel skins painted with FDA approved high temp paint.  The inside outside dimensions of the smoker will be 72" tall, 42" deep and 32" wide.  I want to heat it with an electric heating element with digital temperature control and an external smoke generator.  Smoke Daddy;  The Magnum P.I.G. Cold Smoker with Back Draft Design.

If anyone has comments or questions, suggestions or other thoughts, I'd be grateful to hear them.  I have also not finalized my heating element and control system (trying to do this on the cheap), so would love to hear your thoughts on this as well. 

Thanks!  And look forward to hearing from you all.

  Art Strong.
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[kathrynn]

 to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!    Would you mind updating your profile to show others in the forums where your are located!  You just might meet some neighbors!

Jeff offers a Free 5 day e-course...sign up for that too!  It's great information no matter what your experience level is!  Here is the link to get you started! http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse 

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat

 

[pgsmoker64]

Hi Art!

  

 to the SMF, the best BBQ site on the web.  Whatever you need to know about the fine art of BBQ you can find it right here, from recipes to technical knowledge.

One thing you need to know about us is that we like to see pictures of your creations and your gear.  We call it Q-View and its basically the 

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So, don't just talk about your food, show it!  Otherwise you may get a gentle reminder, like this...

  or this...

Good Luck and Get Smokin'

Bill

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Art! :welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it!
The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!
You might want to take a look at the smoke generators from A-MAze-N Products, they get Great reviews!

 

[seenred]

Welcome aboard, Art! Glad you joined us. You've found a great place to learn and share ideas. Lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who enjoy helping one another.  Good luck with that smoker build, that sounds like it'll be a serious rig.  And just ask when you need help and you'll get plenty.

 

[comosmoker]

Welcome, Art.  We look forward to hearing about your journey into the restaurant cooking and smoking.  Please keep us updated and post lots of pics!

 

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