- Mar 28, 2016
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First off: apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Wasn't sure where to put it and thought this seemed like the most likely place.
I've been wanting to build a sausage smoker for quite a while but haven't started anything yet. Just recently I came across an old bread proofer that I was able to snag for free. The heat/humidity unit is shot but the rest of the proofer is there and looks like it'd make a good basis for a sausage smoker. Below is a pic of the same model proofer (not mine but it's identical).
Now I'm trying to figure out how to supply heat. I have a few ideas but haven't settled on anything yet. I was just in my garage looking at an old natural gas furnace that I have and I started wondering if I could use some of the components for a smoker. Has anyone done this/tried this? Or is this a stupid idea? I know I can definitely use the gas valve & pilot (I did this on a brewing system that I built a few years ago) but I'm not sure if the burner or any of the rest of it could be used. Anyway a couple pics of the furnace below.
For smoke I was thinking I'd just use an a-maze-n pellet smoker.
Just looking for ideas/feedback.
I've been wanting to build a sausage smoker for quite a while but haven't started anything yet. Just recently I came across an old bread proofer that I was able to snag for free. The heat/humidity unit is shot but the rest of the proofer is there and looks like it'd make a good basis for a sausage smoker. Below is a pic of the same model proofer (not mine but it's identical).
Now I'm trying to figure out how to supply heat. I have a few ideas but haven't settled on anything yet. I was just in my garage looking at an old natural gas furnace that I have and I started wondering if I could use some of the components for a smoker. Has anyone done this/tried this? Or is this a stupid idea? I know I can definitely use the gas valve & pilot (I did this on a brewing system that I built a few years ago) but I'm not sure if the burner or any of the rest of it could be used. Anyway a couple pics of the furnace below.
For smoke I was thinking I'd just use an a-maze-n pellet smoker.
Just looking for ideas/feedback.