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  • processheadP processhead

    Jonesy said in Home built smokehouses:

    processhead That’s very cool! I want to smoke some fish, but I see very little information about fish products on here.

    I have cold smoked silver salmon on a few occasions using information from the Kutas book. I made a product called lox and it turned out very nice.

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    daryl
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    processhead that is pretty cool. I would imagine that where he is, the snow load would quickly destroy a small fixed building.

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    • YooperDogY YooperDog

      daryl That is a great looking smoke house, a work of art. Can you get the temp up to hot smoke?

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      daryl
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      YooperDog not using the remote firebox setup. It does have a poured concrete floor with three and four course of block behind the stone. Theoretically I could put a small fire in the base but have not. I really enjoy smoked Turkey and would like to do that. Sort of afraid of burning it down though! It can get warm enough to get an internal temp of 140 on a pork loin cured as Canadian bacon.

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        YooperDog not using the remote firebox setup. It does have a poured concrete floor with three and four course of block behind the stone. Theoretically I could put a small fire in the base but have not. I really enjoy smoked Turkey and would like to do that. Sort of afraid of burning it down though! It can get warm enough to get an internal temp of 140 on a pork loin cured as Canadian bacon.

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        glen
        Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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        daryl Great looking smokehouse
        Is it too far from an electric outlet to use that as a safe heat booster?
        You may already know this but if you decide to put a fire on the floor be sure to insulate the concrete with fire brick

        Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
        Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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          daryl Great looking smokehouse
          Is it too far from an electric outlet to use that as a safe heat booster?
          You may already know this but if you decide to put a fire on the floor be sure to insulate the concrete with fire brick

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          daryl
          Yearling
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          glen yeah i have electric 10 feet away at the dog lot but would just do the floor thing. i have a stack of the thin firebrick for stoves i could put down. i am smoking Canadian bacon and belly bacon right now and it is 160.

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            SupplySergeant
            Yearling
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            Gorgeous old school cold smokehouses here!

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            • D daryl

              Who has built their own smokehouse? This is one my grandson and I built last summer. I have mostly done Canadian bacon, belly bacon, and country hams. It is a great cold smoker, but will get hot enough for the Canadian bacon. 20210325_113450.jpg 20210109_163324.jpg

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              Hog Pen
              Yearling
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              daryl ![0_1621107079755_20210417_131043.jpg](Uploading 100%) here’s mine

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                Gravity Storm
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                IMG_20160622_194943480~2.jpg

                Years back, my first smoker was an old cemented in outhouse that came with the house I bought. Bought a barrel stove kit and piped it in. Wasn’t the best setup, but got me started.

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                  YooperDog not using the remote firebox setup. It does have a poured concrete floor with three and four course of block behind the stone. Theoretically I could put a small fire in the base but have not. I really enjoy smoked Turkey and would like to do that. Sort of afraid of burning it down though! It can get warm enough to get an internal temp of 140 on a pork loin cured as Canadian bacon.

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                  kyle
                  Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide
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                  daryl in my smoker I cut the legs down on a Turkey deep fryer if I want easy heat. 99% of the time I only use a oak or maple fire in the bottom. My dads first smoker was built of wood, then we built one out of a metal vending machine

                  hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!

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                    glen yeah i have electric 10 feet away at the dog lot but would just do the floor thing. i have a stack of the thin firebrick for stoves i could put down. i am smoking Canadian bacon and belly bacon right now and it is 160.

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                    glen
                    Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran
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                    daryl Many years ago I built a small open top fire pit directly on my concrete patio floor
                    During our third fire a 1/2 inch deep and 8 inch diameter patch blew out, thank goodness we weren’t huddled around it at the time!
                    I knew better than to weld directly on concrete but didn’t think a small fire would be a problem

                    Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                    Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                      craigrice
                      Power User Canning Team Orange Regular Contributors Veteran Masterbuilt
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                      nicely done

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                      • JonesyJ Jonesy

                        daryl
                        This is my answer to adding humidity while getting my internal temperature to safe levels:!SAM_0562.JPG

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                        JoeB
                        Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                        Jonesy Simple, and gets the job done no better solution than that.

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                          IMG_20160622_194943480~2.jpg

                          Years back, my first smoker was an old cemented in outhouse that came with the house I bought. Bought a barrel stove kit and piped it in. Wasn’t the best setup, but got me started.

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                          JoeB
                          Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                          Gravity Storm Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder… Looks good to me. My first smoker was a cardboard box. Later upgraded to recycled corrugated tin roofing. Cheers

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                          • Hog PenH Hog Pen

                            daryl ![0_1621107079755_20210417_131043.jpg](Uploading 100%) here’s mine

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                            daryl
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                            Hog Pen the photo did not upload. Would like to see it.

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                              IMG_20160622_194943480~2.jpg

                              Years back, my first smoker was an old cemented in outhouse that came with the house I bought. Bought a barrel stove kit and piped it in. Wasn’t the best setup, but got me started.

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                              daryl
                              Yearling
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                              Gravity Storm it looks great but I would have been buying bleach by the drum before it’s first use!! I’m the end though, it looks very functional.

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                                daryl Many years ago I built a small open top fire pit directly on my concrete patio floor
                                During our third fire a 1/2 inch deep and 8 inch diameter patch blew out, thank goodness we weren’t huddled around it at the time!
                                I knew better than to weld directly on concrete but didn’t think a small fire would be a problem

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                                daryl
                                Yearling
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                                glen who said Afghans developed IEDs? That was a chunk of concrete.

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                                  BigJake44
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                                  A cold smoker you just want to keep the smoke in, and let the heat out! All good ideas and designs!

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                                    glen who said Afghans developed IEDs? That was a chunk of concrete.

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                                    JoeB
                                    Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                                    daryl the same thing would happen if you built a firepit / place with regular bricks… They would crack or explode. With concrete its expansion that is trapped… Things that go boom when you don’t want them to go boom. (old Artillery saying, sub bang for Infantry)

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                                      A cold smoker you just want to keep the smoke in, and let the heat out! All good ideas and designs!

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                                      JoeB
                                      Team Blue Masterbuilt Yearling Sous Vide Canning Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans
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                                      BigJake44 Ya, I’m a little embarrassed … No glass window door or Bluetooth😊

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                                      • D daryl

                                        Who has built their own smokehouse? This is one my grandson and I built last summer. I have mostly done Canadian bacon, belly bacon, and country hams. It is a great cold smoker, but will get hot enough for the Canadian bacon. 20210325_113450.jpg 20210109_163324.jpg

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                                        Brian Schneider
                                        Team Blue
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                                        daryl Here is the one my father in law and I built last year
                                        Screenshot_20210812-142932_Gallery.jpg

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                                        • Brian SchneiderB Brian Schneider

                                          daryl Here is the one my father in law and I built last year
                                          Screenshot_20210812-142932_Gallery.jpg

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                                          cdavis
                                          Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User
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                                          Brian Schneider that thing looks awesome 👌

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