You need to babysit charcoal to make sure the temperature stays consistent
You will have people you will tell you that small increases and decreases in temp don't matter too much but I find that you do have to monitor the charcoal smoker. Because if you leave it too long your temp will drop too low.
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Check out smoking pellet tubes.
-- Galenahokie
Jun 18, 2024 at 08:43 AM ET
Galenahokie
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06/18/24 08:43 AM ET
I had an electric but moved to a pellet.
-- HokieHam
Jun 18, 2024 at 01:49 AM ET
HokieHam
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06/18/24 01:49 AM ET
Charcoal. I gave up cigarettes, but
-- scoop76cs
Jun 17, 2024 at 07:52 PM ET
scoop76cs
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06/17/24 07:52 PM ET
I'd vote pellet, I have a camp chef dlx that's about 7 years old. Had to
-- coshokie
Jun 17, 2024 at 07:45 PM ET
coshokie
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06/17/24 07:45 PM ET
For easy of use, pellet**
-- pburg_hokie
Jun 17, 2024 at 06:18 PM ET
pburg_hokie
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06/17/24 06:18 PM ET
Do you want to have to babysit it or not?
-- HokieHigh
Jun 17, 2024 at 06:07 PM ET
HokieHigh
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06/17/24 06:07 PM ET
That’s exactly what it seems like it is
-- VTreddog
Jun 17, 2024 at 07:58 PM ET
VTreddog
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06/17/24 07:58 PM ET
You need to babysit charcoal to make sure the temperature stays consistent
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-- HokieHigh
Jun 18, 2024 at 11:44 AM ET
HokieHigh
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06/18/24 11:44 AM ET
Once you get the hang of it, charcoal ones don’t need babysitting.
-- reestuart
Jun 17, 2024 at 07:04 PM ET
reestuart
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06/17/24 07:04 PM ET
I’m reading this as - you went to the brewery for 10 hours.
-- Victory Ticker
Jun 17, 2024 at 08:52 PM ET
Victory Ticker
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06/17/24 08:52 PM ET
LOL!!! Felt like it yesterday! Dumb wife and her "hey, want to go to
-- reestuart
Jun 18, 2024 at 08:11 AM ET
reestuart
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06/18/24 08:11 AM ET
Saw Steve Martin comin from a mile away ; next up "the cruel shoes"**
-- astrohokie
Jun 17, 2024 at 06:02 PM ET
astrohokie
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06/17/24 06:02 PM ET
I have this electric pellet smoker. It's a great middle of the road smoker.
-- HokieGator
Jun 17, 2024 at 05:13 PM ET
HokieGator
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06/17/24 05:13 PM ET
Honestly, I thought this was going to be a B**ch thread about smoking.
-- Gobble Gobble
Jun 18, 2024 at 09:08 AM ET
Gobble Gobble
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06/18/24 09:08 AM ET