This Thanksgiving I was determined to smoke my turkey. I looked at several options for turkey smokers, but I thought I could do better. I picked up a PID controller and a few hotplates online and got to work.

I built the box out of pine, making sure to only use brass plated nails and screws for food safety. I have not done wood working in about 10 years, so this took me about 30 hours to make.

I gutted the hotplates and added Teflon wire, leaving the 240C over temp fuse in place. We won’t be needing that crappy controller anymore. With the hotplates at 400C (and a few heatsinks to increase heat transfer), the smoker stays at a perfect 107C.

Only a few hours until it’s big debut, I hope it works!