Well she's up and running. Completed the racks and keepers yesterday. Thoroughly washed every surface and hosed it out. Gave her a solid rub down with oil and ran it up to 350 degrees for 3 hours. Man this thing is way different than my offset.
It's going to take me a while to figure out how to control this precisely. I have a few questions for anyone that has an insulated smoker.
It's going to take me a while to figure out how to control this precisely. I have a few questions for anyone that has an insulated smoker.
- How easy is it to reduce temps on your smoker? I'm finding with all the insulation and thick steel she holds temps for a long time. I'll have to be careful how quickly I get it up to temperature on initial start up.
- I got her going again today in attempts to control per a typical smoke at 225 degrees. She sat dead at 250 degrees with the damper almost fully shut. I checked for seal around the fire box and it's tight. Any suggestions on better control? The fire is definitely burning cleanly but I feel like I shouldn't have to close the damper that far. Although it's very efficient with charcoal/wood at that amount of air flow.
- Is everyone using a water pan? I ended up putting a water pan in to bottom and that hepled but I was hoping I didn't have to use one with the thicker baffle plate.
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