by Nelly » Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:28 pm
Darryl has a few more questions:
"I am from Alberta Canada and I was wondering where you found the 1" stainless rock mesh for your racks?
Another thing I just realized this morning was the frame around the glass doors of my cooler was made of hard plastic so I tore it all off but was wondering if I could use spruce 2X2's and cut grooves in them to insert the glass, if this would be OK, or will it burn on me? When I make summer sausage, I increase the heat to about 250 degrees for the last hour to get the internal temp of meat to 160 degrees.
If I use aluminum for the racks and I fire up the smoker to cure them should I have the heat on, if so what temp?"
Hey Darryl, I got my racks from my cousin who used to work for a rock quarry company on Vancouver Island so, at least you're in the right country!
Try Googling 1" stainless rock mesh and I'll bet you come up with something!
I would try to cut your rack using very tough, non flexible material that would not require the use of a wood frame. Metal is a lot easier to keep clean than a wood/metal assembly. Just remember to cut the racks large enough to span your rack supports!
While curing your racks, temperature is not the issue but smoking the PAM into the racks is!!!!
As far as replacing the plastic door frame with wood, I think you're on the right track. Once you get a good coating of smoke and resin on your wood door frame, I don't think that intermittent stints at the 250-degree mark should be an issue.
Good luck and I hope that answers your questions!
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