Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

It seems to happen after a flameout condition and then a restart. It overfills the pot and then causes a huge amount of smoke and then fire.

 

Oh. So user error? I read in the manual there’s specific steps to be followed after a flameout.

 

Hard to say. I’ve not had an explosion. I’ve had a couple flame outs and I can tell you it’s hard to break the smoker down when you hours into s smoke when it happens.

 

Seems more like faulty grille. Some folks have purchased other units and haven’t had issues.

 

I think a lot of it has to do with the PID controller in their cheaper units. All the videos I’ve found online seem to be those. So far on their new ones reviews are pretty solid. Most likely I’m going with a different brand next time around though.

 

Got me a new toy...

Now I gotta go get some pork, do some grinding and stuff it. Smoked sausage... Yum

 

That’s what I want. Waiting on a good deal. Using the grinder is slow and painful to stuff. Lol

 

Check Amazon. I got this for $119. Not sure if the link works but:

$180 LEM Products Mighty Bite Vertical Stainless Steel 5 Pound Capacity Sausage Stuffer with Plastic Stuffing Tubes

https://www.amazon.com/LEM-Products-1606-Stainless-Vertical/dp/B01LWZ6AEI/ref=dp_ob_title_sports

 

Appreciated link worked. May have to order that. Will make the stuffing process easier. That I can have two batches going at once then.

 

Now I am looking at their meat grinders!! This is getting to be an expensive hobby. At least the results are edible....

Stuffing with a hand grinder was getting tedious...

 

$378 LEM Products BigBite #8 Meat Grinder, 0.50 HP Stainless Steel Electric Meat Grinder Machine, Ideal for Regular Use

LEM Products 17791 Big Bite #8 .5HP Stainless Steel Electric Meat Grinder

That’s what I have in the .75 HP. Awesome grinder. Got a good deal on Amazon Warehouse. Was never used when I got it.

 

I got one like this off ebay and it works decent. For the price and amount I'll be using it was cost effective.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3L-304-Sta...t-Maker-Filler-2-Speeds-4-Nozzle/202391006488

 

Good Morning

 

Southwest chicken thighs covered in homemade salsa with some mexican corn

 

I’ve wanted a sausage stuffer for a while. And possibly a better grinder. Just need a bigger kitchen.

 

That stuff can take up a lot of space. I know first hand.

 

Counter and storage space.

 

I keep it all in the shop right now and bring down when we need it. Trying to find a good deal on a refrigerated conex to build a small processing room.

 

Man that would be awesome. If I had room all my ground meats would be fresh made. I’ve only done burgers and sausage so far.

 

morning!

check you craigslist, I found one near me that had a bunch of panels. put it together and sold the remaining for the price I paid for the lot of panels. Its in my shop now but Ive used the crap out of my walk in cooler. Heres some panels near you. I dont know how much you are looking to spend.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bfs/d/irving-walk-in-cooler/6838522848.html