Digital Smokehouse Controller build.

[Swede]

Nice work, was that a serial port on the far left for computer monitoring?

No, it's a totally stand alone unit. The digital control units are controlled and programmed through the buttons on them only.

Thanks all for the kind words, this is my first attempt at a control system for an electric smokehouse. As a matter of fact, it's my first smokehouse/smoker as well.

I've made several very good batches of farmer sausage using a simple pork/salt/pepper/minced garlic/cure#1 recipe. It's been a big hit, as well as the smoked pulled pork shoulder I've done too.

[RodinBangkok]

If your temp controllers have alarms you can use those to add some additional features, such as turn off smoke when the Internal temp reaches a certain point, do a fast ramp to cooking temp with a booster burner. Not sure if the cheaper controllers have alarms, I use Omron.

[Wunderdave]

Swede I'm probably going to need you to write my wife an apology note since I'm surely going to try to build something much like this in the next couple years.

Do you just connect the internal temp controller shutoff to a relay with reverse polarity so that it stays open unless the SV is reached? Do you use a PID or a bang bang controller for that aspect? Thanks.