Propane smoker on a cold day.

[davidhef88]

Was planning my NYE smoke of baby backs and prime rib. The high temp for the day was a balmy 5*. I was concerned about holding temperatures and not wanting to burn through a whole tank. I have made many mods to this master forge smoker and it runs very efficiently. I decided the day before that I was going to need to make some more changes to ease my concerns. I picked up some tin and cut it to fit the bottom right, left, and back sides of the bottom of the unit to block wind and hopefully direct heat upwards. I also stopped and picked up a cheap welding blanket ($23) and cut a hole for the stack and wrapped it up. These seemed to really help. My temps stayed steady and I was running it on medium to low for the whole cook.

 

[daveomak]

Have you had any problems with the propane tank not generating gas in the cold weather ??
They make heater blankets to keep the cylinder warm....
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200653658_200653658

 

[Rings Я Us]

And big badass replacement burners.

https://m.northerntool.com/products...20x100&utm_medium=MidFunnel&utm_source=Criteo

Just messing with ya. Looks like you were determined to smoke! Nice.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Where there's a will there is a way smoking ingenuity works again when we get the call to make thin blue we will. :D

Warren

 

[davidhef88]

Have you had any problems with the propane tank not generating gas in the cold weather ??
They make heater blankets to keep the cylinder warm....
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200653658_200653658

I have never had that issue over all my years of grilling or smoking. If I ever do it’s good to know that there is a fix for it.