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Chronos
07-22-2014, 01:48 PM
Everyone,

I got an extra fridge and am going to turn it into a curing chamber to make different types of salumi. Does anyone have good experience with any of the following type of devices?

External temperature controller
Ultrasonic room humidifier - 2 gallon capacity would be preferred
Hygrostat - where I can plug the humidifier into when it hits X% RH
Thermo hygrometer


I'm looking for plug and play type stuff - I'm no electrician. Anything more than drilling through the fridge and installing the rails and hangers is beyond me.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Jerry

headbanger
07-22-2014, 01:57 PM
I use the Johnson Controls A419 on a chest freezer that I use to ferment lager beers in, works great for that application.

Shagdog
07-22-2014, 02:18 PM
Here's the build we did a few months back, may be of some help..

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=188117

OK, I know, you said plug and play, which these are not(except the ultra sonic 2 gal humidifier) but there are complete instructions and links to the parts. Hope it helps you somewhat..

bluetang
07-22-2014, 02:27 PM
+ 1 on the Johnson controller

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Humidity controller,
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Go to Wally world for a humidifier...ultrasonic

rev0jace
07-22-2014, 02:43 PM
I am planning on building one also, found some really good stuff via Google. I will see what I can pull up when I get home.

rev0jace
07-23-2014, 02:14 PM
Here are a couple links I found the other day when doing some searching. I was planning on doing some kind of Raspberry PI controller with the ideas from the links below but might keep it simple to start. Still working on a Raspberry PI set up for a brewing controller but so limited with time during the summer. I have a couple of those Johnson controls and they work great!

http://www.sausagemaker.com/tutorials/chamber/curing_chamber.html

http://benstarr.com/blog/how-to-convert-a-refrigerator-for-curing-meat-or-aging-cheese/

http://curedmeats.blogspot.com/2007/07/key-equipment-piece-3-curing-chamber.html

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5251

http://www.allmorgan.com/meat-curing-drying-chamber/

Hope this helps and would love to see the pics.