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You guys use wood chunks in those things? Gotta soak them for a while to keep the temps down around 225. Had same problem first couple times, was damn near impossible no matter how you had the vents cracked to keep it low.

 

Did chicken thigh chunks wrapped in bacon a couple weeks ago and had to smoke them at 375 for an hour or so, didnt think I'd be able to keep it stable at that high of temp but turned out great. Looked like they got a bit burnt, but were nice and juicy, probably because they were thighs and not breasts.

So you soak the wood before using it or is it a few days before you use it and you wait for the wood to dry up?

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Just soak the wood chunks for an hour or so and every hour when you add more wood just put another couple chunks in the water. Dried wood burns alot hotter and faster, soaking it and only using that an occasional dry piece will make the chunks last longer and keep a lower temperature.

 

Usually just use some charcoal in a chimney and throw that on the bottom and then throw dried pieces on that to get the firebox going, let that burn down and then start using water soaked then make sure its sitting at a constant 225-240ish for 20 minutes then throw food on. Then try to use only soaked wood and it should stick around 220-240

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A GFI, or GFCI – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter device protects us from receiving electric shocks from faults in the electrical devices we use in our home. It works by comparing the input current on the hot side to the output current on the neutral side. If there’s the slightest difference in current, on the order of a few milliamps, then there is current leaking out somewhere, possibly through somebody’s body. To protect us in this situation, the device very quickly cuts off the power supply to the leaking device, within 20-30 milliseconds, greatly reducing any possible human tissue damage from errant current.

 

They usually install these types of outlets in bathrooms

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This is true but unlikely as gfci’s are like 10 bucks and a breaker is like $40. Yeah, there can be other things on the breaker to offset the cost but I still find that scenario to be unlikely.

i would never do it that way due to cost, im just shedding light on how else it can be done
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