Step 5

Here is where the fridge starts looking like a smoker. With everything cleared out from the inside, we can start bolting in the rack supports. Measure the depth of your fridge so you know how long to make your supports. Leave an inch or so at the front to accommodate for the door when it is closed.

I used 1" angle iron for my supports. I would highly recommend pre-drilling your holes in the angle iron. This will make them much easier to mount. You can space the rack supports however you want but I spaced mine 6-8" apart. This is far enough that I can do thinner items like burgers, fillets, whole chickens and racks of ribs on each rack with plenty of room in between. At the same time, it is close enough that I can remove a single rack and do larger items like briskets, turkeys, and pork shoulders.

1" x 1" angle iron

Pre-drilled holes for easier installation

Again I used self tapping screws to secure my supports to the sides of the fridge. I placed the bottom-most set of supports just above my intake vents. I will be using this rack to hold my drip pan to collect any sauces, juices and oils that drip off the cooking meat. If you don't use a drip pan, be prepared to have a mess at the bottom of your smoker and on your burner.

First set of racks installed

Continue installing your supports. If they are a little crooked (like mine turned out to be) don't worry about it. It's tough to get them exactly aligned since the interior and exterior boxes of the fridge itself are not anchored in line with each other. As long as the supports are not to misaligned that your smoked goods would go rolling off to one side, you will be just fine.

All rack supports installed