Too smokey

[chopsaw]

I'm going to try and just use a little bit tommorrow and see how it comes out

I was thinking of drilling a hole on top and bottem side and putting a flap over it so I can adjust it?

Try using a smaller amount of chips first , and see what the results are .
You can always start drill holes later .
Change one thing at a time so you know what works and what doesn't .

 

[civilsmoker]

Try using a smaller amount of chips first , and see what the results are .
You can always start drill holes later .
Change one thing at a time so you know what works and what doesn't .

this!

A full pan will smoke for about 45 mins at the start and I think you will be pleased with the result

 

[bigfurmn]

Or sell it and get a vertical pellet smoker. Most people say pellet poopers have too light a smoke profile.

 

[DougE]

I'm not familiar with this particular smoker, but if it just has a tray over the element, what about chucking a few small chunks in it instead of chips? Entirely different setup, but with my old electric Brinkmann, I found that chunks worked much better than chips.

 

[Mopartech9]

Interesting advice guys thanks! I'm going to try using les chips tommorrow then go to chunks next time! I'll report back after I'm done!

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

too smokey, almost bitter tasting

Stale smoke is building up inside the smoker due to lack of air flow caused by the design of the smoker. Definitely use less chips and smaller chips as suggested above.
You might also try burping the smoker by opening the door every so often.

 

[DougE]

Interesting advice guys thanks! I'm going to try using les chips tommorrow then go to chunks next time! I'll report back after I'm done!

If you buy a bag of chunks, you may have to split the larger ones up, but, yea, I'd try it.