my model 1 just shipped!

[greg7878]

it is very nice and shiny at the moment.  i like the note on the receipt from Steve as well.  i'll have to register it before i forget.  ribs for sure this weekend, possibly even bacon wrapped ones.

[swthorpe]

Get ready for some great Q!   Welcome aboard.

[greg7878]

how hot does the outside of the smoker usually get?  i have read that it doesn't get hot at all but mine is really hot while i'm seasoning it, can't touch it without feeling like i'll get burned.  is this normal or is it because i'm seasoning it with no meat in there?  i was going to put the meat thermometer on the top while smoking but i think it might get burned or melt if i do.  it's really hot, top and sides.  i'm hoping this is normal during first use.
greg

[gregbooras]

how hot does the outside of the smoker usually get?  i have read that it doesn't get hot at all but mine is really hot while i'm seasoning it, can't touch it without feeling like i'll get burned.  is this normal or is it because i'm seasoning it with no meat in there?  i was going to put the meat thermometer on the top while smoking but i think it might get burned or melt if i do.  it's really hot, top and sides.  i'm hoping this is normal during first use.
greg

It is normal for it to be really hot while you season it and it is empty, but after that with food, warm.

Except for the hole where the smoke comes out.

Greg

[DivotMaker]

If you have the smoker in direct sunlight, cranked to 250, it will get pretty hot to the touch - but more from the external, rather than internal heat.  I keep mine on a covered porch, and they're never more than warm to the touch, even at 250.

[greg7878]

i have it on a covered, screened in porch so it's in a little bit of direct sunlight.  i'll try and put it in another corner and see if that helps.  didn't think of the sunlight warming it up. 
Greg

[swthorpe]

I have found that the sun creates more heat on the smoker than the smoker itself.   Without sun, it never gets passed warm.  With direct sun light, I don't touch the top!