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Hi Smash. Thanks for the reply. My current smoker is similar to this one WOODEN SMOKER SMOKEHOUSE - Garden BBQ - Handmade - Fish + Meat + Cheese New | eBay So i had originally planned on using the fridge as a similar design, only real difference is that the smoke came from the bottom side and left via a chimney the opposite side at the top. I have since realised the fridge is far to big ( and yes the steel is a bugger to work with- though the inside steel is much thinner) So my plan is to use a similar design to the original box but to line it in steel. I would make the roof fixed with a chimney and the front panel a hinged door. I hadnt really thought that much of how I would fix the plates together. I was thinking I could butt them up together as they would be screwed to a wooden frame. Then maybe use a food save sealant? or maybe oven seals Then to complicate matters I wondered if I use the smoker as a hot smoker as its steel lined (i suspect not) and the temp only gets to around 80deg c Its all good fun eh?

Hi all, Its been a while. I bought a stainless steel commercial fridge with a view to converting it to a cold smoker. Spent a small fortune on all the bits and started on the process- man it was tough going on trying to cut 100mm holes through that steel! That was about a year before Covid and Mrs T has had enough of our garden feature. So I thought I would build my own simple smoker very similar to the one I already own. basically a fire chamber ( with a maze smoker in it) a length of pipe fitting into a wooden box. My design will have a small kettle bbq as the fire chamber, flexible ducting into the bottom of the smoking chamber with a "chimney" on the top. Now reading lots of posts about materials I see that untreated wood is ok but stainless steel is best. so I am toying with the idea of cutting panels out if the fridge and using that for the "inside" of the smoker box. Then I would clad it in T&G This (at long last) is where I would like some advice! As The T&G is on the outside can it be treated to protect it? I was also wondering whether to put a frame between the steel and the wood . This would leave a gap which i wondered about filling insulation to keep the chamber cooler in the summer months. Any Thoughts on these ideas? Thanks in advance

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Hi all so a bit of a lurker . Flit between various hobbies and obsessions and never have enough time to do anything properly! I have been cold smoking for a few years ( knew of Wade from other forums and teased him with talk of my uuni !) but want to try and up my game. I have a simple wooden chamber with remote fire box set up bought from ebay several years ago but it is now past its best and not really big enough. Since i struggle with time etc and end up tying to smoke in the summer i really struggle with the tempratures. So I had this idea of using a fridge as a smoking chamber and started investigating ( or rather googling) and i have come up with loads of obstacles but they all seem to be fairly easy to cure . the problem is that the threads always go off on tangents and lose the plot. So I was wondering if i could ramble on with some thoughts and see if i am heading on the right track? 1st problem - plastic insulation could cause problems with heat causing toxic release the firebox will be remote so there should be very little heat, the fridge will be cooling. buy a industrial fridge or drinks cooler (stainless steel interior) 2nd problem the smoke wont rise due to the fridge being cold have the smoke come in at the top and have a (variable) extraction fan to move the smoke through some how "hack the thermostat " so that the fridge isn't fridge cold but cool That seems to be the 2 main problems. Can you think of any more and do you think my solutions are viable? many thanks in advance

Hi all. I generally use apple pellets with my cold smoker. These are starting to run out now and they seem awfully expensive to buy nowdays. From my uuni 2s i have a couple of bags of plumbase heat pellets. Obviously no flavoursome smoke will come from them. But i also have a 500kg of oak branches and rings that i need to cut and split to season for the ooni pro. Could i mix the chips/dust from the chainswed oak with the plumbase pellets and use in my amazen maze? Or is there a better way to use this lovely oak chips? Thanks in advance

Hi all, New member alert. I drift in and out of smoking ( mainly cold smoking) and have a wooden cold smoker from a few years ago that is on its last legs. Need to build a larger one. I also have a La hacienda pizza oven that i sometimes use as a how smoker and a couple of Uuni's (old school!!) a 2 s and a pro. Generally lurk and try to pick up things Generally smoke cheese, Salmon and experiment with things.