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- GordonThreeExplorerHmm, I think that's a tall order. The heating element is going to be 1500 watts, which really isn't much to cook with. (like cooking with a space heater)
Can you power down the full frig while smoking? Door closed it will stay cold for a long time. - ScottGNomadThe eu2000i can pump out 1600 watts continuously so that should cover just about any of them that run off 1500 watts.
- talottoExplorerFor a true smoker, look at one of the pellet grills. Traeger, Rec-Tec, Savannah Smoker, etc. True smoke, low wattage.
- fj12ryderExplorer IIINot necessarily about power requirements, but I recommend rethinking an electric smoker. We had one for about a year, and it just didn't do the trick. It was so well insulated that just sitting in the sun, turned off, it would reach nearly 170 degrees inside.
The smoke is created by the chips in a container on the heating element. If the heating element doesn't come on often enough, you don't get much smoke. The only time ours worked consistently was when it was cloudy, and below 50 degrees ambient temperature. We got rid of it and now use a propane smoker, and it is great. - Tal_ILExplorerCheck out Green Mountain's Davy Crockett pellet grill. It is very low draw, either straight 12 volt or 120 volt adapter. Also, it's small enough with the legs folded that it stores in one of my basement compartments.
- N-TroubleExplorer
Tal/IL wrote:
Check out Green Mountain's Davy Crockett pellet grill. It is very low draw, either straight 12 volt or 120 volt adapter. Also, it's small enough with the legs folded that it stores in one of my basement compartments.
^^This^^ Love my lil Davy Crockett. Runs great off my 300W inverter or can also be ran off DC. - profdant139Explorer IIBig Green Egg! (Might need another pontoon on the houseboat, though -- BGE is real heavy.) ;)
- Passin_ThruExplorerhttps://www.gourmia.com/item.asp?item=10063 1300W
- dons2346Explorer
Tal/IL wrote:
Check out Green Mountain's Davy Crockett pellet grill. It is very low draw, either straight 12 volt or 120 volt adapter. Also, it's small enough with the legs folded that it stores in one of my basement compartments.
Great portable smoker. Very efficient with the pellets while smoking and it can get hot enough to sear a steak. Fits in our basement easily, the only downside is that it weighs 56 pounds - RJsfishinExplorerWhat part of "smoker" don't yous understand ??
13-1500 watts is a cooker, not a smoker
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Big Chief Top Load Vertical Electric Smoker - 50 Lb. capacity for smoking fish, game, or fowl. Plugs into any standard 3-prong (grounded) 110/120V electrical outlet. The heating unit is 450W and will heat the smoking chamber to approximately 170 deg. F
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And that's the big one,....the little chief is 200 watts
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