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I fired the smoker up in the garage and the temp went to 230 fairly easily. I smoked a pork butt this weekend (pics to follow) and the smoker only attained 190 degrees. It was raining while I was smoking so that might have had something to do with it. I noticed that on the outside of the...
The bottom plate that the heaters are attached to needs to be better insulated. Right now, I have both burners on and can only reach a temp of 197 in the smoker. The burners are red hot, but the bottom plate is hot too. Also, has anybody used any type of heat deflectors? Maybe I can make...
Also, I was planning on using my heating elements to ignite the wood. Would it be possible to make the shield removable so that when I'm adding smoke, I can quickly remove the shield, or would it be better to ignite the wood with a different method?
Thanks Karl! When you say 3 3/4 holes, do you mean drill three holes that are 3/4" in diameter, or do you mean one hole that is 3 and 3/4" in diameter? I'm guessing the first one.
Todd- My uncle used to own a welding shop and he made it specifically for smoking. When he used it, he used...
I bought a t/c, temp controller, ssr package off of lightobject.com. the t/c is for use in air. Is it better to put the t/c at the top of the smoker or closer to where the food will be? The smoker is a home built jobber so I don't have any specs from the manuracturer :(
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