Masterbuilt "Cold Smoker" unit

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dogwalker

Meat Mopper
Original poster
Nov 11, 2015
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Fort Worth, TX
I've had this unit several months, but I'm still unsure about it.  It pours out thick white smoke, filling my smoker with smoke.  Now, one guy had recommended to uncover the cold smoker and let it dump smoke out until it settled down, and I've been doing that, but that kind of defeats the whole purpose, because I find myself having put wood into it quite frequently, and repeat the whole mess.

So ... is it ok to have the smoker fill with smoke (I have the 40 with window)?  I've thought you're supposed to have the smoke just moving through the smoker, and that the chamber should be fairly clear, but am I wrong?

I know at least a few folks here use the external "cold smoker" unit.  What do you do, how do you use it, etc?

I haven't wanted to risk any important smoke, but I think I'll try to get a chicken or something and just use the external smoker as directed (let it pour the white smoke into the unit) and see how the chicken tastes.

I'm stubborn, so I want to see if I can get this to be reliable and know that I can get good results, but if not, then I'll either try the AMZN or just go back and use the built in chip tray.

Thanks!
 
I have both the MB unit & the AMAZEN units. They both work well, but the MB unit needs to be separated from the smoker to cool down & clean the smoke. Here's my setup, I'm cold smoking bacon here, but this would work for hot smoking too.



Hope this helps.

Al
 
Thanks, Al.  I'll have to get a smaller section, but I'll measure the openings and look for a section.  Thanks!
 
Quick update.  I'm working a lot this weekend, haven't been able to get the duct yet.  But I did have some time to try out a few other suggestions, and so far, it looks good.  I put the chip tray back in the MES (I had taken it out to improve air flow, but I noticed smoke just billowing out of it), and I also turned off the MECS (cold smoker) after a little while.  It kept generating smoke, and the smoke looked much better.

I don't know that I'll get to actually smoke anything this weekend, but I like what I'm seeing now.  I'll be curious to see how long the CS actually generates smoke now that I turn it off for a while.
 
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