PID for cold smoking?

[pfowl01]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has used their pid when cold smoking? I'm planning on building a side box for cold smoking, but was wondering if I should even bother hooking up the pid for control. The cable for the thermocople might not be long enough to reach inside the cabinet after I move the generator. Should I just use the maverick's thermocople to get the temps and not worry so much about controling the temp? All I have to hit is 70-100 deg right?

[TomG]

Unless your BS oven is set up for refrigeration to keep temps below unacceptably high ambient, you won't need a PID, except of course, if you live in one of those ungodly places where the ambient not uncommonly drops below 40* :( and you have to heat the oven to "cold" smoke.  If you had to smoke cold in that situation,  you wouldn't need a remote box, leaving the generator attached to the oven would probably maintain 60-100* smoking temps.

[iceman]

except of course, if you live in one of those ungodly places where the ambient not uncommonly drops below 40* :( and you have to heat the oven to "cold" smoke.  .

Hey, hey, hey. I resemble that remark! :D ;D ;)

[TomG]

Ice, while I have your attention and completely OTS , Alaskans often refer to King salmon as either feeders or spawners, what's the difference?  Until this year we've had a pretty serious local King fishery and no one  here is familiar with the those labels. 8)

[iceman]

Ice, while I have your attention and completely OTS , Alaskans often refer to King salmon as either feeders or spawners, what's the difference?  Until this year we've had a pretty serious local King fishery and no one  here is familiar with the those labels. 8)

Feeders are the ocean caught Kings. They are good fall / winter fish that hang around "Feeding" on herring and such.
They sometimes return to the rivers early and are then called Jacks. Jacks are usually a lot smaller then the "Spawners" that wait 4 years or so then return to the river during the summer for spawning.
I think I have this right but you might ask Kummok just for clarification. These dang salmon have so many nick names it's hard to keep up with them.
Kings aka Springs, Winters, Quinnat, Tyee,Tule, Blackmouth, Chub, Hook Bill,etc., etc. ::)

[TomG]

Thanks Pat :)