My new Electric Smoker: The Whisper

[Faster]

Hi everyone, I have been very busy with building a new smoker, wood structure, PID controlled, electric assisted, because the old Bullet bit the dust and I returned it to its Maker.

Size is 50x50x120cm, opening roof, on hinges, on the bottom is a fan assisted round resistance 2000w that blows heat around and is vertically mounted.

It works beautifully with the PID, so far I only did setup test runs to tweak the PID.
Still one thing I didn't solve yet is the place for the temp probe. On the bottom, it was showing 20⁰C less than on the top. So I think the best place is near the top, (3/4) just based on the tests I did.
The electronics box is open because I didn't mount the probe yet in its permanent p.ace
The PID is XMT-7100 and only shows inside temperatures, I would have preferred Rex c100 but that's what I had since long.
Thanks for looking and any advice is appreciated.
Have nice evening
Few photos

 

[Faster]

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[processhead]

It looks great, and nice workmanship.
Since you are using an electric heat source, be sure to protect it from any dripping fat from meat/sausages.
With it being constructed from wood, any grease fire inside the smoker would be potentially catastrophic.

 

[Faster]

Thanks processhead , appreciate your comment, I must confess that you were a decisive influence with your thread on pork belly (I looked up your gear), with precise timing and results I couldn't manage, because the bullet was not very controllable and paint (on the inside) was peeling off like crazy. Poisonous...
I'll definitely watch the fire hazard thing...
However I have to smoke a belly soon, to see how it really works.
Have great day

 

[processhead]

What are you using to generate smoke?

 

[hoity toit]

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You have a winner !! I like it my fellow SMF buddy.; I have one very similar,, you enjoy thatbc it will serve you well for a long time.

HT

 

[Faster]

What are you using to generate smoke?

You will laugh , it's a colander stainless steel from a 1 dollar shop, that is pushed down so it makes a donut 10" across and burns about 6 hours. And a maze, that goes for 12 hours, light on smoke.
Only draw back is it uses fine sawdust.
I like an air pump assisted SS tube generator...Christmas coming you never know

 

[Faster]

You have a winner !! I like it my fellow SMF buddy.; I have one very similar,, you enjoy thatbc it will serve you well for a long time.

HT

Thank you my friend, glad to hear that.
It has 2 steel bars on top when I will make kabanosy, or smoked polish garlic sausage

You got some impressive arsenal of smoking-grinding-stuffing equipment.

I've been thinking about lining the side walls with polished sheet aluminum 1mm thick for easier cleaning And metal L brackets instead of wood