Will it hurt the smoker to spray apple juice on my meat during the smoking process?
No... A light spritzing will be fine.
The only thing it will hurt is your temp inside the oven. You will loose a lot of heat every time you open the door. You can keep a couple of brick in the bottom of the smoker to act as a heat sink and help you recover the heat loss. Or you can do what some of us have done and add a second 500w element or one 900w.
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Thanks for the tips !
While doing butts and brisket, I always spray apple juice whenever I open the door. I do not open the door just to spray though. Just during rotation of racks, re-filling the water bowl, etc.
Spraying apple juice gives the meat a nice golden color.