Pounds per sq/in of cooking space

mallen32

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• Apr 20, 2017

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Hey everyone...just got a new masterbuilt propane smoker and I'm trying to figure out about how much meat I can smoke at a time. I know it would depend on each individual cut of meat, but is there a generic formula to determine about how many pounds you can fit per square inch of cooking space? My smoker has about 1300 sq/in of cooking space. Any advice is appreciated!

 

crankybuzzard

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• Apr 20, 2017

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If this is your unit, it says you can smoke 100# of food... 

https://masterbuilt.com/product/20050211-40-vertical-propane-smoker/

 

Last edited: Apr 20, 2017

biteme7951

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• Apr 20, 2017

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CrankyBuzzard said:

 
If this is your unit, it says you can smoke 100# of food... 

https://masterbuilt.com/product/20050211-40-vertical-propane-smoker/

Click to expand...

13# per in2 x 1300= 16,900lbs!!!!!

More like .076 per in2 but i treat it like a priority mail box....if it fits, it ships. As long as it will hold temp and the meat is not touching you should be good to go. I've had 8  9lb butts in mine and it did OK.

Barry.

 

Last edited: Apr 20, 2017

mallen32

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Thanks everyone!