I am new to my smoker, but have smoked sausage for years. I live in cold Saskatchewan Canada and have already discovered that my smoker has limitations when it comes to cooking during our late fall and of course winter. Has any made a blanket or foil insulated jacket for their smoker? Without some type of insulation, I can get about 190 F out of it. Great for cold smoke, but what about cooked sausage? Open to ideas
Thanks Jim
There is a member here that made a blanket for his using some type of thick foil wrap. Hopefully the member will post or someone else can find the pic or thread. Looked custom fit.
Found it ;D. Look at the links on the bottom of this thread (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=26864.msg320864#msg320864)
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http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=23906.msg287067#msg287067
Here are some pics of the "Blankie" I made for my smokers. I found it helped a lot more on the DBS than the OBS. So if you have a DBS I think you will find quite an improvement. But for really cold temps you will probably need to put the smoker in a covered shelter or add another element plus the Blankie. Oh and wind has a huge impact on the internal smoker temps so you definitely want to keep your smoker out of the wind.
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Its worth a try ....... it doesn't cost much and is easy to do. Good luck. ;D
I think some wrapped a welding blanket around their's
Thanks a million for the advice...I found an hard foam roof insulation that is foiled on both sides and built a hard cover 2" 's thick. Will let you know how it works out.
PS Whitetail season just opened in Saskatchewan!!!! Oh Boy!
Thanks all for the advice. Happy hunting.