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Smokin-It Smokers => Model 2 & 2D - The Middle Kid => Topic started by: Ken on January 28, 2022, 11:48:37 AM
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I just picked up a slightly used model 2 Wi-Fi. I also have a Model 1. I did a test burn as it seemed like it had almost never been used. It held a very constant temperature between 249 and 251. After two hours I shut it down and checked the wood. I ended up with a pile of white ash. I smoked some chicken last night and used a chip screen from my model 1. Still ended up with white ash. My model 1 always ends up with a piece of black charcoal. This is what I was expecting with the new smoker. The chicken was good. What should I expect?
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Ken, I have a #2 analog and I later added an external Auber, making it a #2 wifi. When it was just an analog, my wood would always come out as ash until I added the chip screen AND a single layer of foil under the chip screen. Then I got consistent charcoal. When I added the Auber, I started doing a ramp up to 150* for 30 minutes, then on to the cook temp. The wood was coming out almost completely unburned, just a little darker than when it went in. I removed the foil and the chip screen and now I get charcoal again.
My guess is that you can do the ramp to fix the wood turning to ash, or add foil and chip screen.
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Thanks. Since I tried the chip screen, I’ll try the ramp up next.
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I typically get all ash; sometimes a few small finger nail sized pieces of charcoal. Food is always smokey and delicious.
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Prior to doing a ramp up, I was using just foil under the wood chunks. I would also make sure that I was placing chunks away from the holes, thinking that may slow down the burn. I would get mostly charcoal.
But going to the ramp up, I don’t use foil and still place the chunks so they are not covering holes and I don’t get ash. Seems to work well for me and the 3D this way.