- Jan 20, 2021
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Hello all,
Very new smoker here. There's something I've been curious about.
I have a ZGrill pellet smoker. The instructions that came with it for startup ("subsequent" start ups, not first time startup), basically say (paraphrasing) to 1) remove components, clean out debris, start the smoker, wait for pellets to fall and flames/smoke to appear, 2) turn on shut down cycle and let it cool down, then 3) put components back in place, turn on, turn to Smoke setting, wait for smoke to appear, set the temperature.
So turn on, turn off, turn on again? Why? I've watched some YouTube videos and while they're not complete it seems people skip this shutdown step. It's been my assumption that it's the manufacturer's CYA to make sure you don't burn yourself by putting the components back in while the smoker is hot.
Am I correct or is this sequence needed for some reason?
Thanks,
Shae
Very new smoker here. There's something I've been curious about.
I have a ZGrill pellet smoker. The instructions that came with it for startup ("subsequent" start ups, not first time startup), basically say (paraphrasing) to 1) remove components, clean out debris, start the smoker, wait for pellets to fall and flames/smoke to appear, 2) turn on shut down cycle and let it cool down, then 3) put components back in place, turn on, turn to Smoke setting, wait for smoke to appear, set the temperature.
So turn on, turn off, turn on again? Why? I've watched some YouTube videos and while they're not complete it seems people skip this shutdown step. It's been my assumption that it's the manufacturer's CYA to make sure you don't burn yourself by putting the components back in while the smoker is hot.
Am I correct or is this sequence needed for some reason?
Thanks,
Shae