- Feb 16, 2017
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Do you seal a smoker to keep in heat and smoke or keep oxygen just going through your vents?
I ask because my completely stock Dyno Glo Verticle smoker is tough to get under 290 with a regular amount of briquets in it. It has thin metal and it was 30ish degrees both times.
At first I thought we were keeping smoke and heat in with the (future) sealant so I am wondering why the temps stay so high. It occured to me with a leaky door etc more oxygen that can't be controlled is getting in.
Am I thinking about this correctly? I would hate to have to keep putting coals in every 30 minutes for these 12 hour cooks!
I ask because my completely stock Dyno Glo Verticle smoker is tough to get under 290 with a regular amount of briquets in it. It has thin metal and it was 30ish degrees both times.
At first I thought we were keeping smoke and heat in with the (future) sealant so I am wondering why the temps stay so high. It occured to me with a leaky door etc more oxygen that can't be controlled is getting in.
Am I thinking about this correctly? I would hate to have to keep putting coals in every 30 minutes for these 12 hour cooks!