Offset Added to Masterbuilt Propane Smoker

[OldSmoke]

Along with the othe modifications I have done, I decided it was time to move the burning wood out of the smoker cabinet. The wood burns inconsistently and often incompletely giving poor smoke and causing temperature swings. I’ve tried chips, chunks, pellets, dust and combinations of all of them.

So, take a cold rainy day, a warm garage, and a fresh pot of coffee...

This is my variation on the mailbox mod. Except, I have added an air pump.





The rear tube contains an air eductor venturi to move the smoke and create a draft. It is designed to use pellet tubes. The v-notch holds the tube at an up angle and keeps it centered.



The offset adds zero temperature rise to the cabinet which is great for cheese. Using the air valve and the box door as a damper, I have a lot of control over the amount of smoke entering the cabinet. The smoke is a beautiful thin blue smoke. And, it is consistent. The smoke is also clean without any tar residue left on the cabinet walls - or meat.



Today I chose a ham using Jeff’s rum recipe and Pitmaster’s Choice pellets to be a test pilot. I dialed back the smoke and was able to maintain a pretty consistent temp.



This is the best ham I have ever eaten. The smoke was perfect and it is very moist. I am now a mailbox convert!

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

That is some excellent engineering.

 

[cmayna]

Very nice work done. Congrats

 

[OldSmoke]

That is some excellent engineering.

Thanks. I have found that there is a fine line between “excellent engineering”, and the scrap bin. Sometimes it works.

 

[OldSmoke]

Very nice work done. Congrats

Thank you! I can’t stop nibbling on the ham.