Pk 100 smoke quality

[crash50458]

I purchased the PK 100 smoker probably 3 years ago for doing Summer sausage and a few other things. I’ve always had trouble getting quality smoke out of it using sawdust, always seems to be a grey color. I mix 6 cups of sawdust with 2 cups of water per instructions from pro smoker with the dampers 2/3 closed. I set the smoker to 140 degrees on the high wattage setting, also recommended to me by Pro smoker. Anybody with this smoker have any suggestions? I’ve thought about trying wood chips in the bowl instead of sawdust to see if this changes anything.

 

[Winterrider]

Welcome to the forum from ND.
Not familiar with that smoker at all but that sounds like saturating the saw dust way to much . Dampers on my smokers I run just about wide open, don't want that stale smoke hanging around in cook chamber.
I put zero water on my dust when used in my Amaz'n tray.

 

[sawhorseray]

ARE YOU TALKING THE PK-100 MADE BY PS SEASONINGS. I HAVE THE CABELAS PRO MODEL100 MADE FOR THEM BY PS SEASONINGS, COMMERCIAL GRADE. I HAVE A CHOICE OF 625 WATTS OR 1250, TEMP RANGE 60º -250º. IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE?

 

[crash50458]

Welcome to the forum from ND.
Not familiar with that smoker at all but that sounds like saturating the saw dust way to much . Dampers on my smokers I run just about wide open, don't want that stale smoke hanging around in cook chamber.
I put zero water on my dust when used in my Amaz'n tray.

Thanks for the welcome. The PK 100 produces smoke by setting a bowl full of dust or chips on an electric heating element. I’ve tried using dry dust but it burns the entire bowl in about 30 mins creating to much smoke. I can try leaving dampers fully open and see if that helps.

ARE YOU TALKING THE PK-100 MADE BY PS SEASONINGS. I HAVE THE CABELAS PRO MODEL100 MADE FOR THEM BY PS SEASONINGS, COMMERCIAL GRADE. I HAVE A CHOICE OF 625 WATTS OR 1250, TEMP RANGE 60º -250º. IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE?

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yes that’s the same thing

 

[1MoreFord]

I would think trying something similar to the wood chip boxes used in gas grills might work.
Try filling your dust container with dry dust, or chips, and then covering it with foil, leaving only a small opening. Maybe even use several small slits for holes.
The idea being to heat the dust to smoking but not allow enough air to allow it to burn away.

 

[gmc2003]

I purchased the PK 100 smoker probably 3 years ago for doing Summer sausage and a few other things. I’ve always had trouble getting quality smoke out of it using sawdust, always seems to be a grey color. I mix 6 cups of sawdust with 2 cups of water per instructions from pro smoker with the dampers 2/3 closed. I set the smoker to 140 degrees on the high wattage setting, also recommended to me by Pro smoker. Anybody with this smoker have any suggestions? I’ve thought about trying wood chips in the bowl instead of sawdust to see if this changes anything.

I'm not familiar with your setup either, but mixing 6 cups of dust with 2 cups of water sounds like you're making a sawdust paste. Something doesn't sound right here, or I'm not reading it correctly.

Chris

 

[crash50458]

I'm not familiar with your setup either, but mixing 6 cups of dust with 2 cups of water sounds like you're making a sawdust paste. Something doesn't sound right here, or I'm not reading it correctly.

Chris

No you’re reading it correctly. This is what was recommended by the manufacturer when I sent them an email asking about my smoke problem. The instruction manual actually calls for 4 cups of water per 6 cups of dust.

 

[crash50458]

I would think trying something similar to the wood chip boxes used in gas grills might work.
Try filling your dust container with dry dust, or chips, and then covering it with foil, leaving only a small opening. Maybe even use several small slits for holes.
The idea being to heat the dust to smoking but not allow enough air to allow it to burn away.

I’ve tried a pellet tube in there but doesn’t seem to produce much smoke flavor. Maybe I’ll try leaving it going for an additional hr

 

[crash50458]

I'm not familiar with your setup either, but mixing 6 cups of dust with 2 cups of water sounds like you're making a sawdust paste. Something doesn't sound right here, or I'm not reading it correctly.

Chris

Here is a video showing there sawdust procedure