Homebuilt Smoker

[scguy]

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Pete M]

nice!    

 

I rotated your pic for ya   

[Drahcir495]

Mmmmm smoked pork. 

[fiatslug87]

Nice! Great ingenuity.

 

Do those jalapeno poppers  have a little smokey inside them? 

[scguy]

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.

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[mjeff87]

You're over on Garage Journal aren't you?  I remember seeing this post over there (I think, anyway).

 

Nice job 

[scguy]

You're over on Garage Journal aren't you?  I remember seeing this post over there (I think, anyway).
 
Nice job 

I sure am.

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[derf]

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.