Sausage Smoker ?

[scrotcaster]

What do you guys use to smoke sausage? I have a pellet grill that works but cant hang it or put much in at one time. I typically make 25lbs batches and would like to do it in one smoking vs multiple on how i do it now. I am not against buying one or making one of some kind but just need ideas.

 

[deleted user]

I use a 40” masterbuilt electric. Bought some stainless rods & S-hooks and it works great.

 

[scrotcaster]

I use a 40” masterbuilt electric. Bought some stainless rods & S-hooks and it works great

Are you able to fit a 25 lb batch in it ?

 

[Tikka280ai]

I have the biggest vertical pitboss and we can easily fit 50 lbs of hanging summer sausage in at 1 time. I'm guessing you'd be able to fit 25 pounds of ring sausage with no problem.

 

[deleted user]

Are you able to fit a 25 lb batch in it ?

Yessir

 

[wslayer]

Masterbuilt 40, gutted out. Use Auber PID temp controller and have mailbox modification to burn pellets or dust.
Not a facebooker but you can find used on there or marketplace pretty reasonable at times. An Auber controller is about $150 but will keep your temps within 2-3° of your set temp.

 

[Ruttin]

I built one that i just cold smoke with. It's a big one and holds over 500lbs of rings hanging. 4'x4'x8'H made out of OSB and skinned with tin. I use no heat other than the smoke tubes that are stuffed with pellets.

 

[wslayer]

I built one that i just cold smoke with. It's a big one and holds over 500lbs of rings hanging. 4'x4'x8'H made out of OSB and skinned with tin. I use no heat other than the smoke tubes that are stuffed with pellets.

I have a 3x3x7 that I use when doing large batches ( holds 200# ), I just put a Bayou turkey fryer burner under the 3/16" steel plate and put dampened dust right on top of plate.

 

[MuleyMadness]

This is my homemade smoker, with my daughter taking a front row seat to help and hang out with dad. Has 2 rows of three 1" wood dowels. A 25 pound batch hangs perfectly on 1 dowel. It has a small door in the back to be able to add wood chips. I just use an old turkey fryer heating element with a cast iron pan for the wood chips. Has worked great for years. The LEM jerky racks you can buy fit across the dowels to be able to smoke jerky, brats, etc. My X father in law built it but thought it was too big so i got it. I wouldn't have anything else. The most i have to smoke is twice and that is if we have a lot.

 

[MuleyMadness]

Here is a pic with slim jims and jerky below on the racks. I try not to use the bottom rack. It gets to close to the heat when the sausage hangs. Bt it does do 75 pounds with ease.

 

[measure-it]

MM: She was just wishing it had been a doll house.

 

[scrotcaster]

Here is a pic with slim jims and jerky below on the racks. I try not to use the bottom rack. It gets to close to the heat when the sausage hangs. Bt it does do 75 pounds with ease.

MM, thanks for posting! is the inside lined with anything? looks like foil of some sort maybe? Easy to keep temp regulated?

 

[MuleyMadness]

MM, thanks for posting! is the inside lined with anything? looks like foil of some sort maybe? Easy to keep temp regulated?

Lined with that cheap heat resistant cardboard stuff. Yes. It's pretty easy. Just make sure to soak your chips for a few days or you'll have a bonfire. Ask me how I know.

 

[Wall-eyes]

Dad owned sheet metal business, so we built one from left over power plant items on big jobs. Industrial built crazy heat proof metal 6 x6 like wood one above stainless lined.

 

[scrotcaster]

Do you guys with the smoker builds,, is the head source inside the smoker >? or outside ? and tubed in ? any advantages having it outside ? I only plan on smoking meat so a cold smoke cheese or something is of no concern to me

 

[wslayer]

Mine is gutted and tube from mailbox goes in where the chip loader was

 

[wslayer]

With PID controller mounted and welding blanket for winter smoking

 

[risingsun]

^^^^^^^^

Did you have guy help with the blanket? He has plenty of experience with tape, bungees and the like....

 

[wslayer]

^^^^^^^^

Did you have guy help with the blanket? He has plenty of experience with tape, bungees and the like....

Ha ha looks pretty crude but effective. Blanket not big enough but had to leave for door access anyhow. I do have it wrapped with reflectix under the blanket also, because I do most of my sausage / jerky.during cold weather months

 

[scrotcaster]

Thank you for sharing !