Billdozer
New member
So I am new to the forum but have had my #2 since Christmas. It seems like every start to my cooks starts with the smoker heating up and my wood catching fire. I am sure it's probably the moisture content and I have tried to change up where I get the wood from. Regardless though every time it starts with a big temperature swing up to like 350 on my maverick and this time I opened the door to flames. I assume has been happening in the past smokes when I get these swings. Should I start the smoker to like 180 and then gradually move up to 225-235 rather than starting at 225 from the get go? I even had the wood boated in foil this time....
Other than the minor hiccup in the first set of chunks igniting I am hoping this smoke goes well from here on out. I started with a whole brisket brined it in DMs brine and just used S&P on the outside with apple and hickory. Total weight before the trim was 14 had to kind of squish it together to avoid having to cut it in half to fit in the #2.
Other than the minor hiccup in the first set of chunks igniting I am hoping this smoke goes well from here on out. I started with a whole brisket brined it in DMs brine and just used S&P on the outside with apple and hickory. Total weight before the trim was 14 had to kind of squish it together to avoid having to cut it in half to fit in the #2.