- Apr 19, 2019
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Hello all,
My uncle gave me a nearly new Pit Boss vertical electric smoker the other day. It's the one you can get at WalMart for $200.
He only used it twice but couldn't get the temp right and doesn't want to mess with it.
So I figured he was just not following the instructions, and fired it up this morning.
I loaded up the chip tray, filled the water pan and fired it up.
It will hold what it says is a steady temp. I set it on 275 and according to the reading on the LED screen, it held it steady.
So I added a rack of baby backs.
Opening the door at the 30 minute mark, I noticed that it didn't seem very hot.
I plugged in the temp probe and put it on the top rack to check and it was only 135, while the LED read 275.
I had to crank it all the way up to 400 (its max setting) to get the temp on the top rack to reach 200.
Now, I use the "smoke" button which manually turns on the element.
To get the temp to read 250 on the top rack, the LED is reading 430.
Is this common?
If so, these things seem like a lot of hassle.
Any help or tips from experienced folks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
My uncle gave me a nearly new Pit Boss vertical electric smoker the other day. It's the one you can get at WalMart for $200.
He only used it twice but couldn't get the temp right and doesn't want to mess with it.
So I figured he was just not following the instructions, and fired it up this morning.
I loaded up the chip tray, filled the water pan and fired it up.
It will hold what it says is a steady temp. I set it on 275 and according to the reading on the LED screen, it held it steady.
So I added a rack of baby backs.
Opening the door at the 30 minute mark, I noticed that it didn't seem very hot.
I plugged in the temp probe and put it on the top rack to check and it was only 135, while the LED read 275.
I had to crank it all the way up to 400 (its max setting) to get the temp on the top rack to reach 200.
Now, I use the "smoke" button which manually turns on the element.
To get the temp to read 250 on the top rack, the LED is reading 430.
Is this common?
If so, these things seem like a lot of hassle.
Any help or tips from experienced folks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.