- May 31, 2018
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I haven’t found any threads dealing with my exact same problem so thought I’d start a new one.
Recently got a Weber 26” kettle and a slow ‘n sear XL. I’m new to charcoal smoking/grilling but am loving the heck out of the learning curve, even in the cold MN winter.
Trying my first longer smoke today, smaller brisket flat. The problem I’m running into is when it’s time to replenish charcoal, the kettle spews nasty thick white smoke (like when you initially light up a charcoal grill) for about 30 minutes before finally calming down. I’m using Kingsford blue bag. I’m worried I already killed my brisket when adding charcoal earlier.
Any tips or ideas to mitigate this, or is it just an inherent downside of the Weber/SNS combo? Perhaps I’ll need to abandon the SNS for long smokes and look into the snake or minion method.
I appreciate any advice you can give me! Thanks in advance.
Recently got a Weber 26” kettle and a slow ‘n sear XL. I’m new to charcoal smoking/grilling but am loving the heck out of the learning curve, even in the cold MN winter.
Trying my first longer smoke today, smaller brisket flat. The problem I’m running into is when it’s time to replenish charcoal, the kettle spews nasty thick white smoke (like when you initially light up a charcoal grill) for about 30 minutes before finally calming down. I’m using Kingsford blue bag. I’m worried I already killed my brisket when adding charcoal earlier.
Any tips or ideas to mitigate this, or is it just an inherent downside of the Weber/SNS combo? Perhaps I’ll need to abandon the SNS for long smokes and look into the snake or minion method.
I appreciate any advice you can give me! Thanks in advance.