In a reverse flow smoker, Is it normal to have a 35 F temperature variance between one side of the smoker and the other side? Is there a way to resolve this problem? what techniques can be used to go around it?
I have had An Oklahoma Joe Reverse Flow Smoker for quite sometime and I have used it a number of times as well. So far, I have only used it to cook a single or a couple pieces of meat, which means I only used one side of the smoker and it produced really good meat.
This time I wanted to use the entire surface of the smoker and before that, I wanted to check the temperature across the smoker. So I did a dry run and I placed 2 temperature probes in both sides at the grating level and the third one is the one fixed to the door. I noticed as the temperature rose, the difference between the two probes is up to 35 F or higher.
For instance,
Right side probe (closer to the fire box) was reading 229 F
while the Left side was reading 198 F,
the top left was reading 225 F
Another moment;
Right side (close to fire box) = 246 F
Left Side = 208 F
Top left ~ 240 F
Pictures provided
So is this normal? How to resolve it or go around it?
I have had An Oklahoma Joe Reverse Flow Smoker for quite sometime and I have used it a number of times as well. So far, I have only used it to cook a single or a couple pieces of meat, which means I only used one side of the smoker and it produced really good meat.
This time I wanted to use the entire surface of the smoker and before that, I wanted to check the temperature across the smoker. So I did a dry run and I placed 2 temperature probes in both sides at the grating level and the third one is the one fixed to the door. I noticed as the temperature rose, the difference between the two probes is up to 35 F or higher.
For instance,
Right side probe (closer to the fire box) was reading 229 F
while the Left side was reading 198 F,
the top left was reading 225 F
Another moment;
Right side (close to fire box) = 246 F
Left Side = 208 F
Top left ~ 240 F
Pictures provided
So is this normal? How to resolve it or go around it?
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