Owly055
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I recently posted about a commercial stainless steel double heat and hold oven I converted to an electric smoker.
Unfortunately is doesn't work as it is being used (by the man I built it for). It generates considerable smoke, but the meat doesn't seem to absorb the smoke flavor as it should.
The unit is operated by ordinary hot plate elements, controlled by the original oven thermostats. A cast iron skillet is placed on top of the element, and soaked wood chips placed in the skillet. It produces copious amounts of smoke, and maintains the temps perfectly.
There is a drip tray between the meat and the smoke source..... a mistake I think. My current thinking is that we need to remove both the drip tray and the cast iron skillet so the meat is exposed to the radiant heat of the element, and we need to put chips directly on the elements, and perhaps put sand or some other media on the bottom for the drips. Not sure if the chips should be soaked or not. I came to these conclusions after looking at photos of a Brinkman....
............ I'd appreciate any useful feedback based on personal experience.
H.W.
Unfortunately is doesn't work as it is being used (by the man I built it for). It generates considerable smoke, but the meat doesn't seem to absorb the smoke flavor as it should.
The unit is operated by ordinary hot plate elements, controlled by the original oven thermostats. A cast iron skillet is placed on top of the element, and soaked wood chips placed in the skillet. It produces copious amounts of smoke, and maintains the temps perfectly.
There is a drip tray between the meat and the smoke source..... a mistake I think. My current thinking is that we need to remove both the drip tray and the cast iron skillet so the meat is exposed to the radiant heat of the element, and we need to put chips directly on the elements, and perhaps put sand or some other media on the bottom for the drips. Not sure if the chips should be soaked or not. I came to these conclusions after looking at photos of a Brinkman....
............ I'd appreciate any useful feedback based on personal experience.
H.W.