Stainless steel OK to use inside smoker?

[ncsmoker95]

Hi all a quick question here,

I'm making a baffle plate for my smoker and quite possibly some tuning plates.

I was able to pick up some 1/8th inch stainles steel at the scrap yard, and am cutting it to fit.

It occurred to me I'd better seek a wider opinion of whether stainless is okay on the inside of a smoker.

Seems obvious that it would be OK, since most grills (like my CharBroil and others) appear to be made out of stainless but I figured it was worth an ask.

As we learned an engineering it never hurts to ask.... Once in a while what you thought you knew was wrong for some reason you weren't thinking of.

 

[civilsmoker]

Yes stainless is the perfectly ok to use inside a smoker. Commercial food grade smokers have to be stainless by code in most places.

 

[smokin peachey]

Looks like civil got you covered. Be sure to post pics.

 

[Alphonse]

Yes! Doesn't conduct heat as well as carbon steel but that should not be an issue.

 

[pit 4 brains]

It will be fine!
What are you cutting it with? Depending on the blend of alloys it could be very hard and destroy a saw blade quickly. Don't bother with an O/A cutting torch because even the mighty blue knife doesn't work on stainless.

 

[smokin peachey]

It will be fine!
What are you cutting it with? Depending on the blend of alloys it could be very hard and destroy a saw blade quickly. Don't bother with an O/A cutting torch because even the mighty blue knife doesn't work on stainless.

Plasma cutter is the way to go

 

[DougE]

Plasma cutter is the way to go

Cutoff wheel on an angle grinder coming in close second. I rarely use an O/A torch to cut much anymore.

 

[pit 4 brains]

Cutoff wheel on an angle grinder coming in close second. I rarely use an O/A torch to cut much anymore.

Why the negative vibes on the blue knife?? LOL.

 

[DougE]

Why the negative vibes on the blue knife?? LOL.

Neater cuts and less cleanup with other cutting methods is all. My O/A torch mostly sits there unless I need to heat something, these days.

 

[DougE]

Neater cuts and less cleanup with other cutting methods is all. My O/A torch mostly sits there unless I need to heat something, these days.

I also don't stick weld much anymore unless it's something really heavy. I use the MIG for most everything.

 

[DougE]

I did this tractor canopy a few years ago and all the brackets and frame parts were done with a cutoff wheel and everything was welded with MIG. Pruned a few tree limbs with it since I put it on there ........... it ain't going anywhere.

 

[pit 4 brains]

I don't think anyone stick welds any more other than underwater or structural.. I dunno, been out of construction a long time.
I keep my eyes open for an older lincoln AC buzz box. They are solid. My lincoln FCAW took a dirt nap while I was building my smoker. I put a new torch assy and feed rollers on it to no avail.

Back to the OP @ncsmoker95 ,
Is this a new plate for an existing smoker or a new build?