Natural Gas for your smoker!

This smoker is not like most, typically I only make “stick burners” and most of those are reverse flows or Texas offsets. Today we start a new venture, cabinet style natural gas burner. All the fuel in the world! Well until ATCO gas runs out.

Same theory as a stick burner but not oak or maple to find locally, the heat source is natural gas and you still require the chips or pellets to create the smoke flavour of course.

The natural gas is controlled by using a valve for more or less burn and temperature control is easily dialled in by this valve. A huge temperature plate is installed above the burner to take most of the heat and allow the heat to roll into the chamber. And this is where your smoke pan sits to create the smoke flavour. An over sized water pan will slow the heat down to allow a 225 degree temperature to stay for hours, this is especially important when cooking briskets. And this machine can handle 7 racks of Alberta Beef!

The core of this monster is carbon steel however the outer shell is insulated and boast stainless steel to keeps its appearance clean. Using heavy duty freezer hinges and door locks this beast will fit in anyone’s restaurant or out door kitchen.

Rolling on 6” solid rubber wheels with total mobility since each wheel swivels as well as locks into place.

Temperature probes will display the current chamber temp as well as 3 different probes plugged into the daily special. Alarms on all 4 probes, no over cooking.

Just time and money until this machine is ready. I hope Sammy enjoys the build process. Since this project is completely welded using DC tig process. It just can’t be slammed together like a MIG welder. The amount of heat created by a tig welder is insane. And marrying carbon steel and stainless steel together is not as easy as you think. Tons of argon to shield the welding process. Decompression of argon after welding is required, I feel it leaving my body afterwards.

Here’s a few pictures of the progress.