What do you guys do when you are having troubles getting your AMazeNSmoker going?

damp wood..........doesn't happen 'round these parts.

 

I read where some guys were putting it in the microwave for 1 minute. I will have to do the same on my next smoke also, last smoke I was having trouble getting my stash to burn.

 

I dont have that issue here either but the solutions I have seen and think would work are the oven or microwave. I am sure Todd will be along soon

 

I see a pattern here, based on locations alone...it all has to do with relative humidity:
 

I grew up in Dickinson, opposite end of the state from Fargo...I grew to hate the summer weather there...you could be soaked in sweat all day long and most of the night due to the humidity.


 

Arid desert, even lower humidity than where I live now @ 4,900 ft elevation and 15-30% humidity.


 

Humidity doesn't get much worse than where you are, does it?
 

I'd do the nuke-box or oven...warm smoker spread thin on a cookie sheet for a few minutes if nothing else. Also, find an air tight plastic container to store it in once it's dried and cooled off. Should be fine after that, I would think.

I gotta remember this stuff, 'cause cold smoking may be in some of my near future projects.

Eric

 

One thing that may also help is to get the dust out of plastic bags and into juice jugs. I took all my bags and emptied them into old OJ and Cranberry Jugs that seal better than the bags do. I dont have a humidity issue here but I think that might help if I did and it is way easier to load the AMS with the jugs vs the bags.

 

I put mine in empty juice jugs (with a funnel). Once I get mine lit "right", it has never gone out on me.

Southeast PA is not exactly a "Dry" place. The last time I used my smoker, it was very foggy out, and I could hear the power lines in the distance sizzling from the moisture in the air.

I was thinking of making a movie---Calling it "Griller in the Mist".

The biggest thing is make sure it is lit properly before you put it in the smoker. Give it a few minutes to be sure (blow on the "cigar cherry" if you have to).

My two cents,

Bear

 

I'll get that for you Scar:

It depends on the size of the jugs.

Small, Medium, or Dolly Parton???

 

Microwave for a minute works great for me, it's fast and easy. I had problems during the summer here in south Georgia, but now that the humidity isn't such a big issue it lights just fine. As far as the jugs go  I don't drink juice so that's not an option. I've got plenty of Grey Goose bottles though!

 

Didnt Dolly go for a reduction?  Todd I can help. Ship half to me and half to Bear and you wont have to worry about it. We got it covered

 

 

I knew there was something special about you!

Breakfast = Screwdriver or Bloody Mary

Lunch= Vodka Tonic - easy tonic

Dinner= Dry Martini without the vermouth

Just to name a few favorites

 

U take that back!!!   Dolly would never get a reduction, took to many enlargements to get there!!!  
 

 

I actually saw an interview with her that she was considering it due to back problems
 

 

If you preheat your smoker, put the dust on a thick sheet of alum foil and set it in the smoker during preheat.  Save energy be green, and eat lots of pork.

 

Too Late!

Dolly already had that name copy-written!

Grrrrr

 

I think your movie title should be "Squirrels in the mist!"