- Feb 6, 2006
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Hi,
I used to use a ECB pitmaster deluxe. I, for the last year, have been using a GOSM wide body (Non stainless steel. Bought at Home Depot).
I love the ease of using the propane/wood scenario. However my wife mentioned on the last smoke (I have been feeling this since I bought it) that the smoke ring is much "lighter"/not as deep. I always shoot for thin blue smoke, not the yellow heavy. I have tried several "wood boxes" being the cast iron one that came with it, coffee can, and also baking pan. Normally I add more wood every 1 1\2 hours. I use a combo of wood chips and chunks as I think the chips start smoking faster while the chunks kick in when the chips are breaking down.
I also have tried using the shelves at different levels thinking that maybe the smoke "pools"/collects more at one level than another.
I looked through my picture as I always take snapshots of every smoke. I have before, during, and after. The after pictures tell the whole story. With the ECB I can see a nice smoke ring in the pictures. With the GOSM I see the smoke ring but it is very less pronounced. I used the same camera for all pictures.
I am stumped. I do not get a lot of "leakage" from the smoker.
Any thoughts or advise? It is really getting me bummed out as I take pride in what I produce.
Take care,
Brian
I used to use a ECB pitmaster deluxe. I, for the last year, have been using a GOSM wide body (Non stainless steel. Bought at Home Depot).
I love the ease of using the propane/wood scenario. However my wife mentioned on the last smoke (I have been feeling this since I bought it) that the smoke ring is much "lighter"/not as deep. I always shoot for thin blue smoke, not the yellow heavy. I have tried several "wood boxes" being the cast iron one that came with it, coffee can, and also baking pan. Normally I add more wood every 1 1\2 hours. I use a combo of wood chips and chunks as I think the chips start smoking faster while the chunks kick in when the chips are breaking down.
I also have tried using the shelves at different levels thinking that maybe the smoke "pools"/collects more at one level than another.
I looked through my picture as I always take snapshots of every smoke. I have before, during, and after. The after pictures tell the whole story. With the ECB I can see a nice smoke ring in the pictures. With the GOSM I see the smoke ring but it is very less pronounced. I used the same camera for all pictures.
I am stumped. I do not get a lot of "leakage" from the smoker.
Any thoughts or advise? It is really getting me bummed out as I take pride in what I produce.
Take care,
Brian