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[MelissaW]

Hi! Just visiting my 82 year-old longtime friend, she pulled out a 25-year-old electric upright smoker, I plugged it in it works…It’s a “Smoke House”… and I have questions.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Hi! Just visiting my 82 year-old longtime friend, she pulled out a 25-year-old electric upright smoker, I plugged it in it works…It’s a “Smoke House”… and I have questions.View attachment 735185

Hi Melissa, glad you joined us, and welcome from Iowa!
Not sure I'll be any help but go ahead and ask what questions you have. I'm sure someone will be along that can help you!

Ryan

 

[MelissaW]

Hi Ryan, hello from Saskatchewan! I am curious about this electric smoker… first off could I smoke something that would be delicious, I’ve been around friends with pellet grills and smokers…

 

[indaswamp]

Is this it:
https://www.smokehouseproducts.com/collections/smokers

Big Chief or Little Chief? Either way, there are people on SMF that use them and can help you.

 

[MelissaW]

Hi Ryan, hello from Saskatchewan! I am curious about this electric smoker… first off could I smoke something that would be delicious, I’ve been around friends with pellet grills and smokers…

Is this it:
https://www.smokehouseproducts.com/collections/smokers

Big Chief or Little Chief? Either way, there are people on SMF that use them and can help you.

There are no markings other than Smoke House, it is a front opening one and it has a coil burner in the bottom. Its about two feet high and the racks are 14"x16". It is made in China so is it maybe a knock off?

 

[Winterrider]

Welcome from ND
I would suggest getting a digital thermometer' hang in center of smoker and set your temp on the medium setting and let it go for about 45-60 mins to see what type of temps you are getting and go from there. Yes you should be able to make some delicious food in that unit.

 

[MelissaW]

Welcome from ND
I would suggest getting a digital thermometer' hang in center of smoker and set your temp on the medium setting and let it go for about 45-60 mins to see what type of temps you are getting and go from there. Yes you should be able to make some delicious food in that unit.

thanks for that tip...I have a thermometer and can check it...could we possibly make something tonight?, we have shrimp...?

 

[JckDanls 07]

Yes... As @Winterrider just said... A thermometer will make the learning curve so much smoother... Something like THIS ... Set it up and run it... I would run it wide open (all the way up) ... for a couple of hours... This will burn off (hopefully) the years... But also let you know just how hot it will get by reading the therms... The probe placed in the center of the cooking area...

 

[Fueling Around]

Welcome to the forum.
I have a Smoke House Big Chief and it does not have temperature control dial.
@thirdeye is the resident Big Chief user.

thanks for that tip...I have a thermometer and can check it...could we possibly make something tonight?, we have shrimp...?

Uh I say a hard no until you take the tips from above to get it cleaned out and the figure out the temps it can hold at various settings on the dial reading.
Based on what i found it is a very low heat unit as in cold smoking

 

[thirdeye]

I have a Smoke House Big Chief and it does not have temperature control dial.
thirdeye is the resident Big Chief user.

Thank you for the kind words. I have been using the Little Chief and a Big Chief box smokers since the '70s. Mine still have the Luhr Jenson (the fishing lure company) branding. And all replacement parts are still available.

Uh I say a hard no until you take the tips from above to get it cleaned out and the figure out the temps it can hold at various settings on the dial reading.

Good advice

I am curious about this electric smoker… first off could I smoke something that would be delicious, I’ve been around friends with pellet grills and smokers…

Hey Melissa, late to chime in here.... Most of the electric box smokers with the hot-plate heat source are more of a "flavor smoker", meaning you need a secondary heat source to arrive at a proper final temperature. So, for example... flavor smoke some ribs for 2-hours, then finish them on a grill or in your oven.

 

[Fueling Around]

Thank you for the kind words. I have been using the Little Chief and a Big Chief box smokers since the '70s. Mine still have the Luhr Jenson (the fishing lure company) branding. And all replacement parts are still available.
...

Made me look. My front load Big Chief has the Luhr Jenson branding as well.

 

[MelissaW]

Thank you for the kind words. I have been using the Little Chief and a Big Chief box smokers since the '70s. Mine still have the Luhr Jenson (the fishing lure company) branding. And all replacement parts are still available.

Good advice

Hey Melissa, late to chime in here.... Most of the electric box smokers with the hot-plate heat source are more of a "flavor smoker", meaning you need a secondary heat source to arrive at a proper final temperature. So, for example... flavor smoke some ribs for 2-hours, then finish them on a grill or in your oven.

Well tomorrow is the day… I have a chicken that is going in. I am armed with just enough knowledge to be dangerous! Thanks for voicing what I have been suspecting…