Hi,
I am new to smoking and my smoker and am running into problems. I have a Masterbuilt Adventures series Propane smoker purchased by my lovely wife from Cabelas. The first time I set it up to season it I noticed that the chips didn't just smoke in the pan but ignited and that caused a spike in temperature. I have since placed a small wood chip box that came with a box of wood chips on top of the woodchip pan and this has seem to solve the problem of the chips catching fire. I still have to refill the box about every thirty minutes (which is annoyting) with new chips because I keep getting a rather pungent smelling smoke after the chips turn black. Should I let the chips go all the way to ash and is the pungent smoke normal? I have noticed a rather sweet smelling smoke for the first 30 minutes and then the eye burning smoke. I am also having trouble with temperature swings and maintaining a consistent temperature. Any suggestions?
I am new to smoking and my smoker and am running into problems. I have a Masterbuilt Adventures series Propane smoker purchased by my lovely wife from Cabelas. The first time I set it up to season it I noticed that the chips didn't just smoke in the pan but ignited and that caused a spike in temperature. I have since placed a small wood chip box that came with a box of wood chips on top of the woodchip pan and this has seem to solve the problem of the chips catching fire. I still have to refill the box about every thirty minutes (which is annoyting) with new chips because I keep getting a rather pungent smelling smoke after the chips turn black. Should I let the chips go all the way to ash and is the pungent smoke normal? I have noticed a rather sweet smelling smoke for the first 30 minutes and then the eye burning smoke. I am also having trouble with temperature swings and maintaining a consistent temperature. Any suggestions?