Jacob_Marley
Well-Known Member
While you can't easily use a refrigerator as a smoker due to the plastic content ... you can convert it to a curing chamber for meat.
I'd been considering this project for a couple months, but just recently gave someone the refrigerator I was going to use ... anyhow, here's the info ...
The following link has instructions and wiring diagrams ... I had to go to the Wayback Machine to get them, so be aware their servers can sometimes be fickle.
https://web.archive.org/web/2014071...refrigerator-for-curing-meat-or-aging-cheese/
(fwiw - If the original website becomes available again, it would be at ...
http://benstarr.com/blog/how-to-convert-a-refrigerator-for-curing-meat-or-aging-cheese/)
Here is a youtube video of a similar project. The guy in the video actually references the website noted above.
Also, he has three videos total on his youtube site relating to the project - so check the other videos from his list at youtube ...
http://youtu.be/rkk1v1AFVZ4?t=1s
Here are a couple more vids on doing something quite similar on youtube ...
http://youtu.be/uKEeOyYI_CQ?t=1s
http://youtu.be/ADWNx0Vh-js?t=1s
I'd been considering this project for a couple months, but just recently gave someone the refrigerator I was going to use ... anyhow, here's the info ...
The following link has instructions and wiring diagrams ... I had to go to the Wayback Machine to get them, so be aware their servers can sometimes be fickle.
https://web.archive.org/web/2014071...refrigerator-for-curing-meat-or-aging-cheese/
(fwiw - If the original website becomes available again, it would be at ...
http://benstarr.com/blog/how-to-convert-a-refrigerator-for-curing-meat-or-aging-cheese/)
Here is a youtube video of a similar project. The guy in the video actually references the website noted above.
Also, he has three videos total on his youtube site relating to the project - so check the other videos from his list at youtube ...
http://youtu.be/rkk1v1AFVZ4?t=1s
Here are a couple more vids on doing something quite similar on youtube ...
http://youtu.be/uKEeOyYI_CQ?t=1s
http://youtu.be/ADWNx0Vh-js?t=1s