My " mini " experiment

[pc farmer]

I cold smoked a few things in my mini with my homemade tube smoker and noticed the same, about a 20-25 degree rise over ambient temp. I think I remember reading that the original Amazn smoker using dust puts out less heat, so maybe as the weather warms that might be the way to go. I like the frozen water bottle idea too.

It does put out less heat.  I will try it too.

I have the dust smoker, pellet smoker, 6 in. tube and 12 in. tube.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

 
It does put out less heat.  I will try it too.

I have the dust smoker, pellet smoker, 6 in. tube and 12 in. tube.

Adam,

I have since moved on from the original just putting the tube in the smoker. I now use my mailbox that I set up for the tube.

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• dirtsailor2003
• Jan 13, 2014

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• dirtsailor2003
• Jan 13, 2014

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• dirtsailor2003
• Jan 13, 2014

I use an adapter on the end of the tube that I made from a 3" pvc cap, and a threaded coupler. that screws into the side vent. Never gets hot so wasn't concerned with the pvc. I am working on an adapter for hot smokes for the UDS and the GOSM. I'll post the adapter when I get home.

 

[pc farmer]

I have thought about doing something like this for the uds to hot smoke.

 

[pc farmer]

I cold smoked a few things in my mini with my homemade tube smoker and noticed the same, about a 20-25 degree rise over ambient temp. I think I remember reading that the original Amazn smoker using dust puts out less heat, so maybe as the weather warms that might be the way to go. I like the frozen water bottle idea too.

Well I tried the dust smoker tonight.

I think I like it better.  The tube put out tons of smoke.  The dust seems like a better smoke.

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• pc farmer
• Mar 18, 2014

Hardly see the smoke.

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• pc farmer
• Mar 18, 2014

Looks great inside.

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• pc farmer
• Mar 18, 2014

Still doing dry runs.

 

[fwismoker]

 
Well I tried the dust smoker tonight.

I think I like it better.  The tube put out tons of smoke.  The dust seems like a better smoke.

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• pc farmer
• Mar 18, 2014

Hardly see the smoke.

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• pc farmer
• Mar 18, 2014

Looks great inside.

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• pc farmer
• Mar 18, 2014

Still doing dry runs.

I will now and ALWAYS say that a smaller hotter fire puts out the best smoke.  The dust in the AMPS is a smaller hotter fire in relation to the pellets in the tube....not talking about the volume of smoke but the quality of the smoke. 

 

[fwismoker]

Adam the small grind on the dust i believe puts out better smoke because it's a better fire than the pellets smoldering.... make sense?

 

[pc farmer]

Perfect sense. Also my chainsaw dust which is more course than the dust puts out a whiter smoke.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

I wouldn't use the chipping a from my chain saw! I don't know about yours but mine leaves a bunch of chain oil on the wood. Not to mention tamarack pine and juniper makes horrible flavored smoke, lol!

 

[pc farmer]

I can't see oil in the chips thou. Oil should make it dark. I haven't used it on food yet.

I have seen people use veggie oil in the saw.