| Title: | How to Make them Goodies |
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Smoker/smokehouse dimensions:Does anyone have???
I already have an electric smoker... The problem I have is when the
weather is cold the meat (BEEF JERKY) takes to long to "cook" , I
then have to either throw meat away because its to dry or finish
cooking it in the oven (which takes to long for me)..
So I was thinking i could buy some type of wood,line it with some
type of aluminum foil, insert my old electric fryer and smoke away.
Any suggestions..
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| 3865.1 | TOOK::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dog face) | Tue Nov 09 1993 22:02 | 14 | |
re: .0 It's not clear to me what you are looking for, what with the wood/foil/electric frying pan. If you want a good reference on smoking including construction details I'd suggest Smoke-Cooking Meat, Fish & Game, by Sleight & Hull, �1971 by Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, 17105. ISBN 0-8117-0803-09. I haven't a clue as to whether or not it's still in print. Alternatively, spring $50 or so and get a Brinkman (non-electric) smoker and solve all your problems cheaply and easily. -Jack | |||||
| 3865.2 | DNEAST::MAHANEY_MIKE | Wed Nov 10 1993 05:58 | 12 | ||
I know what you mean about when it gets cold outside. I have been
looking into building a REAL smoker. I am looking for a small upright
freezer that I can use. Its all insulated and the low temps used in
smoking doesn't bother the insides. You have to add a stack on top and
a damper down low on one side. Also looking into getting a termalcouple
to control heat automatically. I am probably going to use a hot plate
for a heat source. I am having a hard time finding the right size that
I want, I'd like to have one about 4'high (dorm size). I am having
great success with my Ronco dehydrator. The "Sausage Maker" in NY has
one all built which is about 2' tall and runs about $235.00
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| 3865.3 | Made_smoker | COMET::KENT | Pull the trigger, God. I'm ready | Fri Dec 17 1993 21:14 | 12 |
I used an old refrigerator that someone threw out. I used floor heat
registers for damper and vent(cheap,square, and adjustable). I epoxyed
them in on both sides to get a good seal. The heat source was a small
hot-plate(~15.00). I took it's controller off and drilled a hole on the
side of the fridge so I could get the controller's shaft to the
outside. I had to add a little extra wire to the controller to get back
to the heating element. On the outside I used the biggest knob I could
find, and marked several reference heat settings on the side of the
fridge. Works great, and total investment was about $30. Oh, yeah, I
also added a hasp and padlock to keep kids out.
Steve
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