- Aug 10, 2008
- 11
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I'm not sure if I have an issue or not, someone with more experience, please advise...
Cooked two fatties tonight on the MES (30" from Academy). Had the following setup:
* 250* temp setting
* 1/4" water in pan
* 1/2 cup or so of hickory and apple chips (apple 2:1 over hickory)
* chips were not soaked
* burner element between bottom of ash tray and the other section of the ash tray, slipped in between the two layers basically.
* vent 1/4 open
* preheated smoker
Got a nice volume of smoke for about 15-20 mins, then not so much. Mostly a thin trail coming out the top. Added 1/4c or so of chips after 45min. Temp read 250* throughout the cook
Temp probe in the larger of the two fatties hit 165* after 1h45m of cook time. Pulled them and let em sit til time to cut and eat.
Fatties did not have much color to them. Bacon was not crispy, was done, but that's about it.
Am wondering about the following:
* Add chips AFTER it finishes preheat?
* Use more chips? Less? Soak?
* Charcoal briquet?
* Cooked on 2nd tray from top, cook on different tray?
Any pointers would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Cooked two fatties tonight on the MES (30" from Academy). Had the following setup:
* 250* temp setting
* 1/4" water in pan
* 1/2 cup or so of hickory and apple chips (apple 2:1 over hickory)
* chips were not soaked
* burner element between bottom of ash tray and the other section of the ash tray, slipped in between the two layers basically.
* vent 1/4 open
* preheated smoker
Got a nice volume of smoke for about 15-20 mins, then not so much. Mostly a thin trail coming out the top. Added 1/4c or so of chips after 45min. Temp read 250* throughout the cook
Temp probe in the larger of the two fatties hit 165* after 1h45m of cook time. Pulled them and let em sit til time to cut and eat.
Fatties did not have much color to them. Bacon was not crispy, was done, but that's about it.
Am wondering about the following:
* Add chips AFTER it finishes preheat?
* Use more chips? Less? Soak?
* Charcoal briquet?
* Cooked on 2nd tray from top, cook on different tray?
Any pointers would be most appreciated.
Thanks