Homemade Smoker


 
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Tim O

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Hi all,
A family-member of mine was fascinated with my WSM, so much so that he decided to build his own smoker. He didn't have the money to buy a WSM so went on youtube and decided to build a smoker with some scrap he had laying around. He's going to use elecric heating elements. He sent me an e-mail asking me for my opinion on his project but I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with electric smokers. I've attached his e-mail to see if you guys could highlight any important information, thoughts, etc. that I should pass on to him while he makes his smoker. I also attached what it looks like. Thanks guys!

Tim-

I will be adding two single electric heat plates and they will be located in a chamber in the bottom of the box. Two burners will give me flexibility in terms of low heat for jerky and smoking sausage and higher heats for other cooking needs. Both heat plates are adjustable in terms of output. Above the heat plates will be a pan for wood chips. Above that is a series of holes in the bottom of the stack to deliver the smoke into the smoking chamber. There is room for an elevated water pan above the smoke delivery point yet below the first rack. The very first rack will hold a drip pan. That gives me 4 independent smoking racks in the stack. I can easily remove the racks to essentially have a large open smoking cabinet- good space to hang a few geese or a pig. I will have multiple thermometers- one for each stack layer and may alternate between mechanical and digital.


I am really just making this up as I go along- no plans to work from. I watched a few videos on you tube to get some ideas. I have picked up most of my materials from salvage yards that recycle materials. The cabinet is stainless steel and my racks are 3/4" flat expanded metal that I fabricated to fit. Still have to add my Harley Davidson motorcycle exhaust ports up top with adjustable dampers.


Hopefully it works when I get finished!
I will keep you posted on my progress.
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electric? make a charcoal pan in the bottom and he has a pseudo backwoods. probably have to change the door out. have him google
spicewine
backwoods smokers
Pitmaker Vault
Gator Rebel

those should steer him in the right direction
 
Tim O said:
Hi all,
A family-member of mine was fascinated with my WSM, so much so that he decided to build his own smoker. He didn't have the money to buy a WSM so went on youtube and decided to build a smoker with some scrap he had laying around. He's going to use elecric heating elements. He sent me an e-mail asking me for my opinion on his project but I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with electric smokers. I've attached his e-mail to see if you guys could highlight any important information, thoughts, etc. that I should pass on to him while he makes his smoker. I also attached what it looks like. Thanks guys!


Tim, looks interesting, can you forward any info/links on the build.
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That really looks good so far. I think the glass door might be a losing battle to keep transparent, but otherwise looks like something you would buy.
 
Jon Des. said:
That really looks good so far. I think the glass door might be a losing battle to keep transparent, but otherwise looks like something you would buy.
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It depends on the glass,, we have glass doors on our commercial ovens at work but we don't smoke in them.

Tim, I would enjoy trying to build one of these. If you have any more info on the build please post.
 
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