Picking up my first pellet smoker tonight!!!

[WILL1E]

First smoke went great!!
During The burn off and 2hr seasoning session the grill stayed within +/- 10deg. I did a soy, bourbon, bbq sauce and bbq rub jerky recipe without curing salts and it came out phenomenal!! I kept checking on the darn thing even though my wireless Weber setup said the temp was holding perfect. It’s fonna take some getting used to NOT babysitting the smoker anymore!! There goes my excuse for not getting chores done while smokin’!!

 

[WILL1E]

Oh yeah, the amazn tube worked great. Minus the fact that I put it on the main grate and filled the rest of the smoker with jerky...not thinking that it would flare up and burn some of the jerky meat above it. So many people said they struggle to keep it smoldering so I never thought it would flame up. And I was only cooking at 170. Must’ve had good airflow in there.