scguy Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Here's my first foray into smoking. I decided against spending big money on a smoker until I get some delicious practice in first to see how much I'll actually use it. Found an old oven sitting curbside for free, things went from there. Details: Rewired to 110V, original 220V element is now calculated at ~800W. It's enough to hit 350F, although it takes a while. It'll hit 250F in less than 10 minutes from cold, so that's good enough for me. Inkbird ITC-106VH PID controller: first one was DOA, second works well. Can probably tune better, but it holds temp +-3F. Smoke comes from an AMNPS pellet tray in the mailbox, then through the ductwork into the bottom of the oven. First run smoked about 10 hours off of 1 tray. Built a rolling cart from scrap lumber and HF furniture dolly casters. Total cost is somewhere around $80. The oven is a 1974 model GE. One of the first to offer self-cleaning, it's pretty well insulated, also, it's a bit of a unique size at 27". The maiden run was a small pork butt for 9.5 hours at 225F. Flavor was fantastic, but it was a pretty sorry cut of meat. It may not be pretty or make a smoke ring, but it's working fine for me. Yall have a good one. Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 nice! I rotated your pic for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Mmmmm smoked pork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Nice! Great ingenuity. Do those jalapeno poppers have a little smokey inside them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scguy Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Nice! Great ingenuity. Do those jalapeno poppers have a little smokey inside them? I've made some that do, but I mainly prefer without. Just a jalapeno with pimento cheese and bacon, hickory smoked. Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 You're over on Garage Journal aren't you? I remember seeing this post over there (I think, anyway). Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scguy Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 You're over on Garage Journal aren't you? I remember seeing this post over there (I think, anyway). Nice job I sure am. Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Pete M said: nice! I rotated your pic for ya Man, I was going to ask him how he kept things from sliding off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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