Smoking in cold weather...

[Kevin Braker]

I have a Camp Chef XXL , it is not insulated. How long can I keep smoking outside before it becomes futile?
I kinda wish I kept my MES, I smoked with that thing in a middle of a snow storm.... Just had to have smoked wings.

 

[Winterrider]

You can use it all winter. It will just consume more pellets keeping up to temp. Used my RT when it was -5°. Going to make some type of cover with a welding blanket for this ND winter.

 

[kruizer]

Camp Chef offers a blanket for your smoker but it IS spendy.

 

[rc4u]

i live in ND also but never tried below 0.. i use uhaul blankets on my smoke hollow and never burnt em yet in yrs... when calm to 10 degrees. always good luck..

 

[Kevin Braker]

Camp Chef offers a blanket for your smoker but it IS spendy.

It is, best price I've seen is $149. could almost get a cheap electric smoker for that

 

[mike243]

I use a moving blanket but keep the temps 225 or less

 

[fullborebbq]

Might want to check out this company's products. for DIY https://www.mcmaster.com/high-temperature-insulation

 

[JWFokker]

You probably won't have any problems with it as long as it's not windy. You can cook no problem in freezing temps, but wind will cool down a thin walled cook chamber real fast. As others have mentioned, just get your cooker some kind of jacket or blanket. Any amount of insulation will make a big difference, no sense in spending a bunch on a fancy one. The body of a pellet grill doesn't even get hot enough to justify a welding blanket.

 

[mneeley490]

If you have a Harbor Freight near you, you can pick up a welding blanket pretty cheaply. That's what I use, folded over, on my GMG Daniel Boone. Used it prior to that on my cheapie horizontal. It helps keep a good temp, and saves on pellets, too.

 

[sandyut]

Rec Tec makes a insulated cover that I have used all winter in Utah. Many use the welders blanket in the same manner. Pellet smokers will work, they consume many more pellets when is super cold tho - even with the blanket.

 

[WV_Crusader]

Better off trying to find a blanket local before going to McMaster-Carr. They are crazy expensive 99% of the time!

 

[Basco]

Rec Tec makes a insulated cover that I have used all winter in Utah. Many use the welders blanket in the same manner. Pellet smokers will work, they consume many more pellets when is super cold tho - even with the blanket.

When I bought my Traeger the rep actually recommended a welding blanket Instead a Traeger one. I went with a Traeger anyways since I think its more of a pain to deal with while cooking or using the fold up tray.