Questions about electric smoker

[Faster]

How do you like your electric smokers with a cold smoke generator? Pros/cons?

I built a wooden smoker, dimensions 100cm H, 50x50cm W,D. I also have complete offset system (can with 100mm tube) that I could use if I wanted to.

I have complete PID system that I took out of my old coffee roaster. All I need is an oven resistance of 1100w and box to mount electronics.

What attracted me to an electric smoker is that it's cleaner and I don't have many options since it is wooden construction, so it's electric or offset or both.
What do you think E users?
Thanks

 

[normanaj]

How do you like your electric smokers with a cold smoke generator? Pros/cons?

Having an external smoke generator keeps you from ever having to open the smoker door which is good for maintaining consistent temp or lack of temp when cold smoking.Hot or cold smoking that's a good thing.

I really don't see any cons other than weather.

 

[Winterrider]

Love my MES 40 with PID and mailbox mod. Gets used way more than my RT 590

 

[normanaj]

Love my MES 40 with PID and mailbox mod.

Both my 30s are set up this way.

 

[Faster]

Thank you all, great news!
I followed your electric smokers on utube and was surprised how yours use the resistance, for making smoke and heat, that's interesting, I didn't expect that

I want to put a resistance on the bottom controlled with a PID and use an external cold smoke generator like one of those in pictures (or a maze)
The 3rd photo is hilarious, I think he's using it to chase away mosquitoes
Thank you all, I'll keep you updated