Temp control

[jeffncris]

Hi guys,

   just a quick question. Should I leave the burner on the smoke generator on (after smoking is finished) to help maintain the temp? It's gonna be around 60 F very little wind when I do my first smoke this Saturday, and I wanna get it right!

Thanks boys,

jeffncris

[TedEbear]

At 60 degrees it probably isn't needed to help with the chamber temp but it will not hurt anything as long as there's not a bisquette left on the hot plate to smolder into ashes and generate a bitter taste.

[jeffncris]

Thanks for the reply, I'll shut it off after the last bisquette and watch the temp for changes. i really wanna nail this first one, got guests coming over!

[KyNola]

If this is your first smoke and you have guests coming, I would leave the burner on for extra heat.  Experiment with your smoker later when you don't have guests to impress.  I always run the burner 100% of the time.  As Ted said, if you are going to leave it on be sure to remove the last puck so it doesn't continue to smolder.

[jeffncris]

Will do, thanks alot!