- Sep 28, 2020
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New to SMF.
I've had a vertical gas smoker for a few years. Was looking to upgrade, and all my friends raved about the convenience of pellet grills, as well as the quality of smoke. So I got a Pit Boss pellet grill The Classic.
On my first smoke on the new smoker, which was a full packer brisket, I started it up, following the directions in the manual, with no issues. I had it running at 225. About two hours in, the temp was dropping considerably. I checked and no smoke or heat. Pulled everything out, and the pellets were overflowing from the firepot. I scooped out the excess, and turned it on again. Started it up again with no issues, put the brisket back on, and made it through the cook with no other issues.
The second cook (today,) started it up with no issues, and put the two racks of ribs on at 200. About 90 min in, the temp started to drop. Pulled everything off, and sure enough, the pellets were overflowing from the firepot. Cleaned everything out, and restarted it. So far it's going ok.
What is happening? Am I doing something wrong? Could there be something with my smoker?
Thanks for any help.
I've had a vertical gas smoker for a few years. Was looking to upgrade, and all my friends raved about the convenience of pellet grills, as well as the quality of smoke. So I got a Pit Boss pellet grill The Classic.
On my first smoke on the new smoker, which was a full packer brisket, I started it up, following the directions in the manual, with no issues. I had it running at 225. About two hours in, the temp was dropping considerably. I checked and no smoke or heat. Pulled everything out, and the pellets were overflowing from the firepot. I scooped out the excess, and turned it on again. Started it up again with no issues, put the brisket back on, and made it through the cook with no other issues.
The second cook (today,) started it up with no issues, and put the two racks of ribs on at 200. About 90 min in, the temp started to drop. Pulled everything off, and sure enough, the pellets were overflowing from the firepot. Cleaned everything out, and restarted it. So far it's going ok.
What is happening? Am I doing something wrong? Could there be something with my smoker?
Thanks for any help.