Second smoke - is this an issue?

[restorick2378]

Started my second smoke this AM.  Another shoulder, this time bone in.  Similar brine and rub - this one is to impress my brother who's visiting from Barbados.  He's an old-school smoker, built his own out of a 55gal food oil drum, using nothing but charcoal/wood and dry smokes everything.  He's quite good... 

Anyway, I fired up the Auber.  Put a chunk of hickory and one of cherry in the firebox.  Auber ramps to 140 and holds, then to 225 until meat temp is 170.  When the wood starts to smoke I get the familiar exhaust out of the stack, but I'm also seeing smoke seeping out of the upper corner of the door.  Link to video clip is below.

Is this something I need to worry about?



Thanks in advance,
Rick

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[TJ]

I would not worry about it. Its a metal door pressed against a metal frame. No way in the world can it ever have a seal that seals 100%.

[Pork Belly]

Eventually you will have creosote built up that seals it.  Aft that, you will hardly ever see smoke around the door. There is nothing wrong with your SI, in fact I'd be happy with that volume of smoke.

Enjoy your meal and your visit.

[swthorpe]

Yep. not a problem...the door will eventually seal tighter as you roll on the number of smokes.   My #2 is over a year old, and I still sometimes see a bit of smoke out of the top right of the door.    The smoke coming from the top of your unit looks perfect!

[restorick2378]

Thanks for the quick reply everyone.  Perhaps the extra smoke is because of the cherry block I added to the mix.  Glad to hear it's a normal function.

Thanks again,
Rick

[es1025]

Completely normal, every now and then I get smoke coming out of the corners.  I have had my smoker for over a year and done well over 30 smokes.

[tbcop-is-smokin]

When I seasoned mine Rick smoke came from around the door but after that it stopped....
I love my #3
Happy Smokin
Tony