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    Cold smokers

    I think you would get poor results if you sealed it up. Smoke needs to flow through the smoker and then get out. If it is "trapped", the creosote in the smoke will end up condensing on the food and you will get a bitter taste. We have an old masterbuilt electric smoker that we use as a cold...
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    Pit Boss Question

    We have used their verticals for years (we actually got one of the prototypes). Excellent smoker - but don't expect it to be a grill. If you want a grill, buy one - not a vertical. Verticals can put smoke flavor on food, but they really can't grill. The verticals hold a LOT of food (we usually...
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    Considering a traeger

    Mr. Traeger now works for Dansons, which owns Louisiana Grills and Pit Boss. LG is their better line of grills (excellent, iMHO - burn system like the Yoder). Pit Boss is their cheaper line and is (in most cases) part-identical to Traeger. So, if you want a traeger at a lower price, buy a pit...
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    Pellet Storage

    Actually, you have it backwards. There is essentially no moisture in smoking pellets. Part of the manufacturing process is to dry them out completely. Pellets need to be kept completely dry or they absorb moisture and turn back to sawdust. Put a few pellets in a cup of water and you will see...
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    New Pit Boss

    The cabinet comes from the manufacturer as a unit, so I can't tell. You may want to contact the manufacturer to find out - then let us all know.
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    New Pit Boss

    I have never used a 3 series, but we have several 5s and 7s and love them. We actually smoke less time in them than in our previous smokers, but we also finish most things (ribs, steaks, brisket, chicken parts, tri-tip, etc.) on a grill/broiler/hot oven to brown them up. The fact that your pork...
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    Cooking before smoking

    We recently switched to pitboss 5 and 7 series vertical smokers so we can brine and smoke chicken about 30-40 pounds at a time - breasts, thighs, and wings (separate batches), chill them down, then finish them on the grill/broiler for a few minutes to crisp them up. Wings are easiest, breasts...
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    Cooking before smoking

    Now what? Now you cook under a cover that isn't a tent. So much depends on how silly the inspectors are about what they will accept. Some are decent people trying to do a tough job. they will usually work with you. Sometimes, one will try to use his "authority" to be a real jerk. FWIW, feeding...
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    Cooking before smoking

    smoking last doesn't really work. Little flavor. We tried several variations, never got it to work well. Grilling last can work really well, but not for pulled pork/brisket. You may want to see what rules you have to meet for "cooking" vs "prep". Offsite prep is pretty common (brining, veg...
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    New Pit Boss

    Sorry to have taken so long to get back to this. I wanted to see how far we could push it, so we did 40 pounds of chicken breasts on a 5 series. Smoking at about 180, vent wide open. Started having the exact same problems you mentioned with temperature differential. Pulled the water tray and...
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    HOW/WHY

    Having the smoke linger is not good. you want it to pass through and be gone. If it lingers too long, the creosote in it will condense out (bitter taste). This often happens when people don't open up enough exhaust vents. The real key to smoke flavor is cooking low and slow. I think this is a...
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    Group buy - Lumberjack Pellets in SF Bay area

    we are up to two tons on our group order. Last call for anyone interested!
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    TRAEGER GRILLS!!!

    Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with your Traeger. Traeger is without a doubt the best marketed pellet grill out there. The guys who took over the company a few years ago and moved the HQ from Oregon to Utah are masters of marketing (the CEO came from Skullcandy). Unfortunately, I...
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    Group buy - Lumberjack Pellets in SF Bay area

    We need another ton of pellets, so we are putting together another group buy of lumberjack pellets. Orders due by July 27. Pickup will be in San Jose. No minimum order per person. Note that this is a true group buy - factory cost of pellets + freight All lumberjack flavors available -...
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    New Pit Boss

    I am anxious to hear what the Danson guys say. A couple of thoughts - In a masterbuilt, you basically have an electric oven with a smolder tray, so you are really baking the wings for 3:15. In a pellet smoker, there is a fan circulating the air, so it is more like a convection oven and can...
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