I’m sure some on here have smokers made from an old fridge. Let’s see some ideas. I have a smoking Tex smoker but wanting something bigger, thinking of converting an old fridge, not sure if I should go pellet, or firebox, hot plate? Let’s see ideas, glad this site is back up and going.

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I made a smoker out of a stainless steel proofing oven,
Typically, you can get them pretty cheap when the heaters break
They have seals and tight fitting doors. I just cut a 3 inch hole in the top and added an vent pipe with a
Home made damper

I use this for smoking at cooler temperatures, if I need to smoke something at high temperatures 250 plus , I use a green egg style grill

I used to have a nice one made out of a old fridge but I was smoking a 40 pound whole pig and the belly split (pool of fat spilled)
While I was stoking the fire box under it and it all caught on fire lol saved the pig tho fortunately.

Following as i have a stainless steel commercial freezer that needs either rebuilt or a new job

I got a deal on a AA 941 TYPE canner, along with it, got two stainless steel food carts that were used in a hospital.
Old timers might remember the food carts from the 60's and 70's and before.
Used one for a smoker , worked fine, just had a hard time getting the heat above 155 degrees.
Thought about building a fire in a steel container in the bottom to get more heat.
Health reasons and some lowlifes stole my wood burner that I used to produce the smoke, ended that.

Mines made from one of those old metal/tin closets. Put on a plywood door. Rebar supports put through the sides support expanded metal grates. Old wood stove for firebox
Here's some steelhead I did

The newer fridges are all plastic inside, haven't seen an old style one in ages....might be better looking for trade in broken oven... insulated, tight door, room for a hot plate under the grates or could probably use the existing heat element if you can set it low enough, plus it has a thermostat....