I think it’s very important on how you start and manage the initial lump charcoal burn process that will have an affect with the amount of creosote that can develop in the Smoke Canister. After my first cook with the Magnum P. and the amount of Creosote that had developed.... and it was a lot, I had to figure out what was causing it and how to fix it. A hot burning lump charcoal base will really help in cutting down the creosote buildup in the cold smoke canister and as kstone113 has stated, what creosote that does develop is easily cleaned with the bush that comes with the unit. The smoke canister will go through a seasoning process just like a bbq grill does. The canisters interior will still darken due to the heat and smoke production, but this is completely normal. Start with a good hot base, add 1/4 chips and top with 3/4 chunks and you’ll have a nice long smoky burn.
Another issue/concern that has come up is that some pellet grills generate back pressure caused by the grills fan intermittently coming on and off. Also, Pellet Grills with lids that are well sealed will have a greater chance of this happening as well. When the Fan is on, the back pressure it causes will push the smoke out of the bottom of the SD smoke canister and very little if any smoke will go into the grills cooking chamber. To remedy/fix this is to crack/prop the grills lid about 1/8”-1/4” of an inch.... Just enough to where the smoke will stop pouring out of the bottom of the smoke canisters base cap holes and start back coming out of the grills exhaust stack. There shouldn’t be much temp lost if any and very little smoke exiting from the grills lid. Not all pellet grills have this issue, but some do and this fix really works.
Kstone113, when you finally do bbq that brisket and spare ribs with that hardwood smoke from the SD Magnum P.I.G. you’re gonna say Wow... You can also cold smoke them first for a half hour and then fire up your Rec Tec... Give it a shot.
Pellet Pro Austin XL and a few more mods... in SoCal and Always... Semper Fi
Another issue/concern that has come up is that some pellet grills generate back pressure caused by the grills fan intermittently coming on and off. Also, Pellet Grills with lids that are well sealed will have a greater chance of this happening as well. When the Fan is on, the back pressure it causes will push the smoke out of the bottom of the SD smoke canister and very little if any smoke will go into the grills cooking chamber. To remedy/fix this is to crack/prop the grills lid about 1/8”-1/4” of an inch.... Just enough to where the smoke will stop pouring out of the bottom of the smoke canisters base cap holes and start back coming out of the grills exhaust stack. There shouldn’t be much temp lost if any and very little smoke exiting from the grills lid. Not all pellet grills have this issue, but some do and this fix really works.
Kstone113, when you finally do bbq that brisket and spare ribs with that hardwood smoke from the SD Magnum P.I.G. you’re gonna say Wow... You can also cold smoke them first for a half hour and then fire up your Rec Tec... Give it a shot.
Pellet Pro Austin XL and a few more mods... in SoCal and Always... Semper Fi
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