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I may have asked this before but I can’t remember. I’m getting a thick smoke at temps above 400 or so. I noticed it a while back. I really noticed it the last time I did pizzas as the family complained of the “smoky” crust. I agreed with them as it was more than normal and not very good. I just did a cook around 250 and it was great but then I cranked it a bit at the end to speed things up and right around 400 the smoke went from clear blue to darker white. After I pulled the meat off I opened it up and it stayed even while at temps above 700 or so. Now that most of the charcoal is burned off it is back to being a lighter blue. I’m using Royal Oak and this is different bag since last time I noticed this. Any ideas? It really isn’t a huge deal other than the pizzas, which is kind of a bummer, but we don’t do them often.
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I'm assuming it's the residual grease/fat that's built up on various surfaces burning off at the higher temps.
Open that dude up every now and then to burn some of that off. I notice that if I do chicken direct, for example, all that fat needs to burn off prior to the next cook. It's pretty nasty smoke until it does so
Others will chime in shortly~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
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Hopefully that is it. I’ve just noticed it quite a bit lately. Unfortunately, trying to remedy the problem cost me another gasket. This one was a pretty highly rated one from amazon that didn’t fare so well any recs for those are appreciated as well.
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Rutland from @RRP~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers! -
Maybe it was an endorsement of your product and him saying he needs to buy a quality product from Ron in Peoria. Maybe you could even put it in a box that says guarantee on it?=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
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RRP said:
And he also says that he ruined it trying to remedy the problem. And he also said that he was looking for gasket recommendations.
My bad. I won't "drag you into" anymore potential Rutland sales~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers! -
ColtsFan said:RRP said:
And he also says that he ruined it trying to remedy the problem. And he also said that he was looking for gasket recommendations.
My bad. I won't "drag you into" anymore potential Rutland sales
Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
RRP said:ColtsFan said:RRP said:
And he also says that he ruined it trying to remedy the problem. And he also said that he was looking for gasket recommendations.
My bad. I won't "drag you into" anymore potential Rutland sales=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
No worries, @RRP. We're good~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers! -
Never heard of him."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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