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Title: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: gasman on November 01, 2018, 04:23:31 PM: Well I decided to build my first Smokehouse so that I had enough room to make my pepperoni and sausage in larger batches then a big chief can handle.
The aluminum frame on wheels is actually a food tray cart that you find in hospitals. I acquired it from a buddy of mine. I used 6 inch tongue and groove all the way around, wanted to use cedar but Cedar was not in the budget.
The majority of the work is done, it's just a little tweaking, adding a roof, and waiting for a few things to come in tomorrow that I ordered like thermometer and Electric burner.
After I get the remainder of the items needed I will do my final tweaking on the smoker.
I have four large shelves, hooks in the roof for hanging summer sausage that are spaced apart for funny airflow, and cut a piece of wood to put dowels in for hanging pepperoni.

Dimensions are 56 in tall 25 in wide and 22in deep.
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 01, 2018, 04:27:10 PM: Nice work, looks good!
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Post by: Blacklab on November 01, 2018, 06:44:17 PM: You got busy :tup: looks great. I see tbs in your near future. 😉
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Post by: Whitpirate on November 01, 2018, 06:44:55 PM: Looking good!
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: gasman on November 01, 2018, 07:03:54 PM: Got 60 lbs of elk and moose grind, as well as 20 lbs of Jerky waiting to be done, so this thing will, get broken in right :tup:
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Post by: gasman on November 01, 2018, 07:50:08 PM: Is it true that using Pine or Confer type wood can cause pitch to sleep out of the wood when warmed up during smoking?
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Post by: KFhunter on November 01, 2018, 07:57:37 PM: I can't imagine it not being true, it seeps out when I use it in the summer and the hot sun is beating down on it.
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: flinger on November 01, 2018, 08:04:59 PM: Yeah that won't work at all
You should just let me pick it up so you have room to start over 😎
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: gasman on November 01, 2018, 08:06:27 PM: Quote from: flinger on November 01, 2018, 08:04:59 PM
Yeah that won't work at all
You should just let me pick it up so you have room to start over 😎

Yeah, get in line.... lol
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: Blacklab on November 01, 2018, 08:09:02 PM: Run it like it’s full but empty for a few hrs. You’ll find leaks that you might want to seal. As well as getting that new smell out of it before you put your meat in it :chuckle: It might leak my fir did. When the box got hot. Mine was on the outside of chamber.
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: gasman on November 01, 2018, 08:25:34 PM: Quote from: Blacklab on November 01, 2018, 08:09:02 PM
Run it like it’s full but empty for a few hrs. You’ll find leaks that you might want to seal. As well as getting that new smell out of it before you put your meat in it :chuckle: It might leak my fir did. When the box got hot. Mine was on the outside of chamber.

Yeah I plan on "Seasoning" it before I actually add meat.
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Post by: KFhunter on November 01, 2018, 08:32:49 PM: That T&G is kiln dried and good stuff, I don't think you'll have a lot of weeping. If so just do more seasoning.
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Post by: fishnfur on November 01, 2018, 10:21:41 PM: Nice smokehouse! I'm thinkin' homemade bacon.....
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Post by: Cap.Silver on November 02, 2018, 02:31:28 AM: Good job Pete ,I hope that you'll let me taste some of that sausage when I visit .....time is ticking.
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: gasman on November 02, 2018, 07:59:53 AM: Quote from: Cap.Silver on November 02, 2018, 02:31:28 AM
Good job Pete ,I hope that you'll let me taste some of that sausage when I visit .....time is ticking.

You know I will..... hell, we'll even have a moose steak dinner :EAT:
Title: Re: Building my first Smokehouse.
Post by: Gamblin Guy on November 02, 2018, 08:53:40 AM: Gasman,

I built one in 2015, will try to get pictures resized and posted. A couple things I have learned, I use a propane burner from my turkey fryer for a heat source, my interior dimensions are 30x30 so I have plenty of clearance for a burner that size. I used heat registers for vents, two small ones on each side at the bottom and one standard size one just above my top door, it drafts very well. I insulated mine with 1 1/2inch rigid foam insulation, once I get the heat stabilized with the burner it is very easy to maintain a constant temp. I keep my temp below 220 and use both an iGrill (handy product that has both meat probes and an ambient temp probe) as well as a thermometer in the top vent to watch my temps. I ran a couple pans of hickory and mesquite chunks to season mine and then just started smoking.
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Post by: Gamblin Guy on November 02, 2018, 08:57:00 AM: One more.
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Post by: Blacklab on November 02, 2018, 09:13:17 AM: I love the smell and look of tbs :drool: :tup: Nice house ;)