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| 891.1 | | NEXUS::GORTMAKER | Whatsa Gort? | Thu Apr 06 1989 07:54 | 11 |
| You might check the "Foxfire" series of books they cover just about
everything else.
I have seen plans for smaller scale smokers in a book by the title
"the complete book of outdoor lore" sorry I forgot the authors name
but a bookstore or library should be able to help.
Remember a large smoker requires much more care to maintain the
proper temprature and smoke density it will also use *much* more
wood chips which could get expensive. Last time I bought 'em hickory
chips ran around $2.00 a pound here in colorado(land of softwoods).
good luck,-j
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| 891.2 | "Foxfire" no help! | POLAR::MACDONALD | | Fri Apr 21 1989 10:06 | 7 |
| The "Foxfire" series was of very little help, it described what
was done, not the why, when, how, etc. I will keep looking and
and will visit Canada's Upper Canada Village ( something like
Sturbridge Village) where one is in operation every season and
ask for plans.
Cheers,
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| 891.3 | Why something so big ??? | VICKI::DODIER | | Wed Apr 26 1989 15:29 | 18 |
| Do you have a small smoker now (i.e. a Brinkman or Lil' Chief)?
Unless you plan to do this as a side line business, a walk-in
smokehouse is a bit of an overkill.
You can use just about any kind of wood except evergreens and
cedar. Any of the fruit and nut wood works fairly well from what
I understand. My uncle has hickory on his property and he gave me
a couple of logs which would probably last a couple years in my
Brinkman. For something as big as your talking, you will need to
buy wood by the cord.
If you'd like more info about how smokers work in general, a
$35 investment will get you a double rack Brinkman and enough wood
for 1-2 smokings. I have one and have used it so if you'd like more
detail let me know.
Ray
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| 891.4 | Old refrigerator | SICVAX::SCHEIBEL | U can Teach A new dog UL TRIX | Wed May 10 1989 16:10 | 14 |
| I can't imagine firing a walkin. I have built several out of an old
metal interior refrigerator. You know the kind with the porcelin
interior. All you have to do is install a draft vent that open and
closes on the front and a small 4 or 6 inch stove pipe with damper and
top off of the back. Door is already sealed with gasket. CAUTION if
there is any plastic or other foreign subsatne in the box get it out.
It will contaminate the food being processed. If brackets for shelves
are metal great brcause you can use them to support your racks if not
make new hooks out of stiff stainless wire.
I have used one made like this with great succes. Cheap and easy.
Plenty big enough unless you want to go commercial.
Bill
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| 891.5 | Good Source Found | POLAR::MACDONALD | | Mon Jun 12 1989 10:56 | 11 |
| I have found a very good reference for preservation by smoking;
the reference contains info on two different methods of curing
before smoking, the good and bad points of smoking as a preservative
method, and plans for three different smokers - an old refrigerator,
a 55-gallon drum, and a regular 6x8 ft wooden structure.
There is too much info to enter here; if anyone wants it, I will copy
and forward to your local mail address. Just send me a request in
this notesfile or to POLAR::MacDonald.
Bernie
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