Danny Odom
TVWBB Member
Smoking 3 butts.
After about 3 hours of struggling to get smoker temp up above 225, I added some unlit Kingsford charcoal.
I noticed an unusual smell while adding the charcoal.
The temps finally got up to my smoking range [230-240 for me], but then I noticed soot covering the butts.
Turns out I had a leak in the water pan but it wasn't obvious since it was foiled. I'm almost 11 hours in and the butts are still only registering about 170. I moved two of them to the oven and foiled them. I foiled the third and left it on the smoker.
I'm guessing they will be bitter and ruined.
Suggestions?
After about 3 hours of struggling to get smoker temp up above 225, I added some unlit Kingsford charcoal.
I noticed an unusual smell while adding the charcoal.
The temps finally got up to my smoking range [230-240 for me], but then I noticed soot covering the butts.
Turns out I had a leak in the water pan but it wasn't obvious since it was foiled. I'm almost 11 hours in and the butts are still only registering about 170. I moved two of them to the oven and foiled them. I foiled the third and left it on the smoker.
I'm guessing they will be bitter and ruined.
Suggestions?