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    Trager owners - have you cold smoked?

    Flames - what a beautiful rig you have for cold smoking!  I am in Sonoma County with tons of barrells, that is a great idea. The p number on a traeger grill is adjusted  in a small hole on the front panel just to the right of the led readout on the thermostat control units - with a toothpick...
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    Trager owners - have you cold smoked?

    A Traeger rep was selling his smokers at the local Costco at about a 20% discount from local outlets whose prices are firm.   He said that you cant get the smoker p number low enough to achieve the 70-80 degrees needed - unless you take off the exhaust pipe cap, then tie on some length of maybe...
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    OK, So it's been 15 hours and my brisket is only at 165 degrees??? What gives???

    what is the temp in your smoker?  I did a 10# last weekend and in 8 hours  was at 165, then wrapped it in foil, and went another 3 until it got till 195 degrees  - I use a trager wood pellet and both the trager and the Maverick showed 225 the whole way - Maybe your temperature is alot lower than...
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    Trager owners - have you cold smoked?

    Trager owners -  I have played around with adjusting the "p" number when in the smoke setting (the higher the p, the lower the temperature setting - has anyone cranked down the temp low enough to cold smoke in the 60-80 degree F range? Thanks Arturo in Santa Rosa
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