Smokehouse Question

[bman]

I have a fridge I want to turn into a Smokehouse for jerky and sausage. Any one done this before? Any tips or helpful info would be appreciated.

I thought about cutting a hole on one side near the bottom for air intake, cutting a hole through the freezer section and top for the exhaust, and using a hotplate and bowl for smoke chips..... Will this work?

 

[backyardchef]

Try this link....

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[Jorge]

I have a fridge I want to turn into a Smokehouse for jerky and sausage. Any one done this before? Any tips or helpful info would be appreciated.

I thought about cutting a hole on one side near the bottom for air intake, cutting a hole through the freezer section and top for the exhaust, and using a hotplate and bowl for smoke chips..... Will this work?

I've seen it done on older freezers, that weren't full of plastic. You may want to take a look at yours depending on the age and see if it's even worth gutting.

 

[backyardchef]

It's important, as Jorge said, to take a look at the guts of the fridge. You don't want to create chemical fumes from the plastic.....

 

[bman]

Thanks for the link. It helped out a lot. I will now put the heat/smoke generation unit outside.

I thought about the plastic crap inside. With the heat/smoke generation going on outside the unit I don't think the temps will be getting hot enough for that to matter.