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    Masterbuilt 560 help

    I did my first smoke the other day and was pretty successful getting a nice thin blue smoke With 2-4 inch chunks In the hopper and ash pan. I didn’t do the mod for the grate yet only because I want the ash to fall into the pan as quickly as possible so I can throw chunks in. I’ve been using...
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    Masterbuilt 560 help

    Recently bought a used masterbuilt 560 for $100. Needed some work but didn’t want to turn it down because it was so cheap. Wanted to see if anyone had any pointers on placements of wood. Is it best to put some chunks mixed in with the charcoal in the stack, place wood in the ash tray or do a...
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    Masterbuilt MOD help

    You find you're getting a smokey taste with your traeger pellets? I'm on the east coast so its the 70% oak
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    Masterbuilt MOD help

    I've been reading a lot about lumberjack pellets. Going to give them a try. Thanks!
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    Masterbuilt MOD help

    when I did a brisket a few days ago, I started with one side and then eventually lit both sides and the smokey flavor still wasn't too apparent. I'm thinking its the pellets I'm using.
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    Masterbuilt MOD help

    Thanks for the reply. I'm using the Traeger hickory hardwood but because its Traeger it might be for heat and smoke. I'll give the pellets you mentioned a try
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    Masterbuilt MOD help

    Using Traeger pellets, which are suppose to be pretty decent but maybe its bad batch. I've been using a combination of hickory, sugar maple and cherry but more on the hickory side. I'm not totally sure that's what was happening with the coil burning off the smoke but I noticed that when I cold...
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    Masterbuilt MOD help

    So I recently got into smoking foods and bought an electric masterbuilt smoker. Little did I know that I would get sucked into it and research everything about this smoker and smoking in general. During my first smoke sessions I quickly got tired of adding woods chips every 30-45 minutes and...
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