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  1. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    I still have a touch left to paint but decided to fire it up anyway. Kept it simple, just 10 lbs of snack sticks. Started at 100, then 120, then 140, then 160, and then 170 until IT was 158. Took a little over 9 hrs total, smoke tube was good for about 6 hrs. They cooked faster than expected...
  2. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Thanks Jim. No worries, it was pretty straightforward so my questions probably weren't necessary. It is snowing here today but hopefully by mid-week I can get it painted. Then she'll be ready for her maiden voyage.
  3. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Go for it !! Its really pretty straight forward. Tear it apart, put some holes in it, and put it back together. A couple of weekends and you'll have it done.
  4. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    No, I replaced all the fiberglass insulation with rockwool. I am using a WiFi enabled PID to control the temp. I guess I can always add a probe to cut power to the heating element In the future if need be. Thanks
  5. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Here are a few of the mods
  6. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Here are a few from the tear down.
  7. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Thanks Jim. Well I don't seem to have gotten much response from this forum so I'll just press on. Here are some a few before pics.
  8. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Well it took about 4 days in total but, my fridge smoker build is all done except for the paint. I was curious if anyone who has done one of these builds ever put any safety features on them. Something to shut the unit down if there is a fire or extreme heat inside the cabinet ? Or anything else ?
  9. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    This weekend I started on my fridge smoker build. I got it all tore apart, made all the mods to the cabinet and tub, built in/out air ports, rough wired it, modified an ammo box for smoke generation and made a simple cart for it. I'm ready to start putting it back together but I've got a basic...
  10. KCinNE

    Processing Ground Beef

    +1 for raising your own beef and having the butcher process it exactly the way you want.
  11. KCinNE

    Spent some time with the butcher

    Thanks. I wouldn't think 960lbs hanging weight to be all that small. You're talking 1500-1600lbs live weight, unless Waygu dresses lighter. Are these grass fed, seems with so much fat that they probably are grain/corn fed but I would think with grain fed you'd be butchering way before 31...
  12. KCinNE

    Spent some time with the butcher

    If you don't mind me asking, what was the hanging weight of that 30 month old steer ?
  13. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    I think I will put a 3" intake in the bottom of the tub, under the heating element, and then 4" exhaust on each side up high. I've looked at some of the "production" built, higher end electric smokers and it seems like they all have top exhaust. I'm wondering why that would be if...
  14. KCinNE

    Multi probe PID's

    Thanks for the reply, your info is helpful. I do have a 4 probe thermometer now, it works well over 500 yards with all the bells and whistles. So maybe a wireless PID with multiple probes isn't something that's needed.
  15. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    Thanks for the feedback. I could not see your vents/exhaust in your pictures, maybe I overlooked them ?
  16. KCinNE

    Multi probe PID's

    Thanks, he's my hired man and a lover of any dropped on the ground smoked goodies 😁
  17. KCinNE

    Another Fridge build

    I'm getting ready to start a smoker build using a 1953 GE fridge. Trying to think through everything and starting to make a materials lists. Question for today is in regards to the exhaust/vent. What is the recommendation of the group... High in the back, high on the sides, or on top? Or a...
  18. KCinNE

    Multi probe PID's

    I've started looking at PID's for my smoker build later this spring. I was wondering if any of you all use PID's with multiple probes ? Trying to figure out if that's a good option or one that wouldn't get much use. I've not had the option in the past to have the smoker adjust the heat based...
  19. KCinNE

    New to the Forum

    Here are few when I first built it. Paint and a few other things have been added.
  20. KCinNE

    New to the Forum

    I've been lurking for a little while now, getting tips here and there. I've been using a Pitboss electric smoker for a couple years now, it's simple but that fits me well. I always have a beef, a pig, and some wild game (deer and elk) in the freezers. I built a walkin cooler a few years back...
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