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smokezilla

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Oct 4, 2010
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port huron mich.
Hello, new to forum, i have a question, i have a char griller with mods, home made basket, stack down to grate, sealed sfb and main chamber, main chamber lined with ceramic grill bricks, and baffle made from aluminum drip pan. I have been using this setup for 8 months with great results. I recently extended stack 36 inches. yesterday at 3 am filled basket with royal oak lump and 20 minutes later it was at 225 (30 degrees outside) put 10 pound pork shoulder picnic in and used hickory chips for smoke. I add chips untill meat temp. was 160,  main chamber temp. stayed between 225 and 250 meat at 195 at 2 pm i took off, foiled it and wraped in towel for an hour. very tender and tasty, but no smoke flavor, just wondering if ext. made to much draft and sucked all smoke out to quick. any ideas,  thanx
 
If the stack extension is the only mod you have made and it has taken the smoke flavor out ,i would go back to the original stack height. You definantly changed the draft by adding height.
 
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 In my 250 RF I use all wood and never over power the meat! The more flow the less the criasote!
 
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thanks for the ideas and for making me feel right at home here.  I forgot to tell you i soaked wood chips and added a hand full every half hour or so.  my wife bought me a turkey cannon from gander mountian i will be using with 14 pound turkey on thanksgiving (all so my birthday) i will try using apple wood chunks instead of chips before i go back to shorter stack, should i soak chunks in water thanx for info
 
Welcome to SMF Smokezilla. I think Eman got it right on. Early Happy Birthday to ya - enjoy the day
 
If you have smoke in your eyes, just repeat out loud "I hate white rabbits, I hate white rabbits" and the smoke will quit blowing in your face.  An old trick i learned growing up around the campfire in the colorado rockies.

I also soak for grilling but go dry for smoking.
 
2 cents from a newb but.... I have almost the same set up minus the extension.  With my chargriller I start with 1 full basket of Kingsford get it red hot then dump it and add about 25 more.  From there I throw split 12 to 15 inch long logs on every 45 minuets or so and I've never had a problem with over powered smokey flavor.  So again, just my 2 cents but with a Chargriller and SFB you have to use chunks at a minimum, I tried chips in the past and it just aint enough.
 
If you have smoke in your eyes, just repeat out loud "I hate white rabbits, I hate white rabbits" and the smoke will quit blowing in your face.  An old trick i learned growing up around the campfire in the colorado rockies.

I also soak for grilling but go dry for smoking.
When my son was in scouts he was taught "run, rabbit, run".  Always seemed to work for us!
 
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