and fragrant smoked meats. This equipment allows you to make smoked meat, fish, seafood in just half an hour, and the treat turns out just amazing. But in other smokehouses it may take not hours, but 2-3 days and more. For this reason, it is worth considering the peculiarities of self-manufacturing of electrostatic smoking equipment. The principle of operation of the device
Electrostatic smokehouse is a convenient device for smoking products. During the work, the products are processed with smoke, and under its influence in the meat, two types of reactions occur - denaturation and hydrolysis. During this process there is no electrostatic field effect.
But still, before proceeding with the manufacture of a device, it is worth paying attention to the important features of the working process principle:
- while the device is operating, smoke comes out through the grid;The
- grid is under the influence of high voltage DC voltage. This is achieved by connecting the positive pole to it;
- from the grid comes not a large indicator of the strength of the current;
- workflow smokehouse contributes to the ionization of smoke that enters the chamber with the products.
How to make a smokehouse
There are several types of devices with an electrostatic control method that can be made at home:
- using the old transformer from the TV;
- application of the old two-stroke engine or ignition coil.
Any electrostatic smokehouse of cold and hot smoked has an electrical circuit that can be easily made at home.
Electrostatic Smokehouse - Diagram and Drawings
To make your own equipment for smoking products, you should understand how its device looks. The special scheme of the electrostatic smokehouse and its drawings allows you to fully understand what the device consists of, what important elements it has.
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The general scheme of the electrostatic device shows all the main components of the equipment, namely the oven, its body can be made of metal, wooden or plastic base. A voltage generator is necessarily fixed near it.
The electrostatic smokehouse with its own hands must necessarily have a heating element or gas burner in the device, these elements are required for heating the chips, which produce smoke with the required density and aroma.
A fan is provided in the device of an electrostatic smoking device for forcing a certain amount of air, which will prevent the burning of sawdust. Saturated smoke should be cooled with water, then it goes through the fitting to the area of the oven.
Required materials
An average voltage of 20-30 kW should be observed in an electrostatic smoking shed. For these purposes, a high-voltage generator is used. This element can be purchased already in finished form or made independently.
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A high-voltage generator can be made of the following elements:
- Application of the ignition coil and machine switch. The high voltage unit, which is made of these elements, is a simple circuit with a power source and a key. The generator, which is designed for setting pulses, should have a frequency of 1-2 kHz, the voltage indicator of the entire network should be 12 V. This will require approximately 1-2 A.
- Production from a horizontal transformer. The pulses that come from the generator, produce control of the transistor. This allows you to get about 20-25 kW constant voltage. For making the ideal option would be a generator from a sweep of the TV, it produces a good acceleration of smoke particles, so the smoking process is completed much earlier.
Next, you can proceed to the construction of the steam generator. It is recommended to use a body made of a cast-iron brazier or a saucepan with a stainless base, which has thick walls and a bottom. Granite or limestone must be poured onto the bottom surface, the layer should be 2-3 cm thick. A heating element should be installed on it.
A spiral from a fireplace or an iron can be used as a heating element, it should have insulating rings with a ceramic base. A sheet with holes must be installed on top, in appearance it should look like a sieve. A layer of chips is poured onto it with a height of up to 5 cm.
In order for the dispersion of smoke to be uniform, it is recommended to install a diffuser above the exit of the chimney. As it is used perforated plate.
In addition to the grids, needle-type electrodes are fixed. Their placement should be uniform. An anode must be connected to the area of the hooks on which meat, fish and other smoking products are suspended.
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Assembly of high-voltage unit
Cold-smoked electrostatic smoke-house must necessarily have a high-voltage unit, due to it creating positive charges in the smoke that is emitted. But the products themselves, which are hung on hooks, are saturated with a negative charge. This allows you to speed up the process of smoking and saturation with the aromas of meat and fish.
The high-voltage unit is the most complex assembly part in an electrostatic device. It is located in the smoking chamber area. This element can be done by hand, for this you should do the following:
- first cut the grid;
- are made racks;
- frames are made;
- gaskets are cut out at the end and a grip is created.
The instrument assembly must be in strict sequence. Installation should be done only on a flat surface.
The manufacture of an electrostatic smoking device is not long, the main thing is to follow all important rules and recommendations. For the manufacture, you can use the improvised elements that almost everyone has at home. But nevertheless, it is worthwhile to first carefully study the main features of the process so that in the future no difficulties and problems arise.
Video from 4 parts about electrostatic smoking
