Letter 13015

Use of Galvanize Metal in Heated Environment

To Experts; I am in the meat processing business (not for USDA certification)local business.

I am building a Meat Smoker that is mostly mostly made out of Aluminum and steel. This will be heated by 240V Elements up to about 300'F at the most.

The question I have is the meat will not touch any surface of the smoker accept the hangers that are stainless steel. But I was going to use galvanize sheeting (same as home heating vent work) for the inside of the door and a small portion of drip pans, ventalation and such.

I don't believe the galvanized metal would get any amount of heat over 400'F but after reading on this and other sites on the web I wonder if I am going to have the possibility of toxic fumes.

I would use aluminum or staineless but they are either hard to work with or very pricey for the size of sheets I require.

Thank You,

Craig R. Brown
- Cincinnati, OH, USA

I would not do it, although I do believe I see zinc plated hardware in bar-B-Q grills.

 
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ

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