I don't understand the concept. Do you still get heat from your grill PLUS add pellets to this smoker? What actually does the cooking?
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The Smokemiester is attached to your grill via a hole you drill into your kettle or propane barbecue. The grill does the cooking, and this attachment does the smoking.
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The heat from the grill will do the cooking. You want to cook at a really low temp so that your meat has a lot of exposure time to the smoke if you are smoking the meat. The smoke will add little to no heat to the grill. It works great. If its not for 'smoking' and you want it just to get some smoke flavor in your gas grill then its not necessary to cook at the low temps.
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For the cooking process, you need the heat from your grill. The smoker adds the smoke needed for the smoking process. Yes, you add pellets to the smoker. There are many different kinds of pellets and chips to get the desired smoke taste you want. IE. Apple, mesquite, pecan. It is a great addition to our grill and get the smoke you want, with out have to have an additional large piece of equipment.Hope this helps. We are very happy with our purchase
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Good question. The Smokemiester only puts out smoke. So you can cold smoke, smoke and grill/bake or a combination of doing both. So say you have something you want to add flavor to for say 20 minutes of smoking and then fire up your grill. It comes with a starter bag of pellets. All you do is attached to your grill, put in pellets, light and within like two minutes your grill is smoking your favorite meat
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The grill does the cooking. The smoker only emits the smoke. A lot of smoke!
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The heat comes from your bbq. Just keep it on low. I love my smoke meister Check YouTube. You will find videos there
795103
No. The grill functions only as a grill powered by either gas or charcoal. I don't know anything about accessories or making it into a smoker.
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I have just used it on a gas grill. If you have a heat source it shoul make smoke. I have never used a pellet grill so I might not be the best resource.
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yes, they are your fuel source for btu, as well as great smoke production, you could use them with charcoal for great smoke flavor, these pellets are made for pellet smoker which is your heat as well as for smoke on lower feed rates 180 degree,s or on smoke setting. also these pellets are the best i have ever used
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I use propane also. There was a decent coating of soot built up after seasoning the cooker. One run with no oil and one with a good coating of high temperature cooking spray. This is normal for all the grills and smokers I have ever used.
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I use the side fire box when I'm smoking anything. I use charcoal, charcoal and wood, or just wood. With the side firebox the food is in a different chamber then the heat source so burning is not big problem. One modification I would strongly recommend it to clamp a short piece of 3" flexible aluminum duct the smoke stack inside the the cooking chamber just long enough to come down to the cast iron grates. This forces the heat and smoke to travel all the way across the chamber at the grates level before exiting the smoker. I found that this gives a much more even temp. to the whole cooking area. You won't go wrong with the Char-Griller units. A plus for the side fire box is that it comes with it's own grill surface and can be used by it self when you just want to grill up a few hot dogs or burgers.
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The Amaz-n smoker is designed to supply smoke for a long period of time, not for supplying heat (or very little heat). Use it to supply smoke for two to four hours, then crank up the heat. Ribs do best at 225 degrees for 6 or 8 hours so it's perfect for them. I use two of the pellet smokers and light both ends on both boxes.
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These will provide the heat to cook on their own. I use them with a pellet fed grill though that has an ignition source and times the release of a certain number of pellets based on what temperature you are trying to achieve. Similar to a pellet stove.
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It would be a challenge to use a smoker box with this grill. It would have to be really small and sit on top of the grate, because the circular shield over the gas burner is a mere inch below the grate. The burner is an inch below that. There is no other place that I can see to put a smoker box. This of course would reduce your available cooking surface. We have a family of 4 and although the Element is smaller than your average gas grill, we find it is more than adequate as you can use just about every inch of the grate without cold spots, due to the double circular burners (like a bullseye). I have had this grill for a couple of months now - - it is the best I've EVER owned. I grill at least 4 to 5 times each week, even in the winter (2 to 3X), and as advertised, it really does heat up to about 500 degrees in less than 5 min. - AMAZING!! I just refilled my propane tank for the 1st time since I got it - we are saving so much gas! My family is thrilled that steaks and chops are seared perfectly and still pink and juicy inside - done in just a few minutes. My last grill was a Charbroil Infrared model - the latest new invention when I bought it. I had room to place a smoker box BELOW the grate, and I did so often, because that was the only way I could get a charbroiled flavor. The flames are completely shielded to prevent flare-ups, but that also eliminates nice sear marks on your food and a smoky flavor. I hated that grill. I highly recommend this grill, personally I would try a small smoker box in the middle of the grate (if you're not cooking for a crowd), and if that didn't work, buy a separate smoker.. . . . because I love this grill that much.
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Yes, the smoker can be used in a gas grill. It's all a matter of controlling the amount of heat you use to get the desired results. Since the smoke generator does not produce any substantial heat, you simply heat the grill as you normally would to cook the food and the smoke flavor is induced while it cooks.
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Yes, just keep the temperature below 250. I've noticed if the smoker gets over 250 you will start to see all of the pellets smoldering at one.
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To smoke food the idea is to burn the wood on the bottom of the smoker, therefore direct heat applied to the bottom of the smoker would best do this. Of course if not smoking you can use the smoker as a roasting pan in the oven.
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Sorry I haven't responded sooner, but I'm on a hunting and fishing trip and this is the 1st time I've checked my e-mail in a week. Anyway to your question, the unit does put out smoke, you should only use it under your stove vent with the fan on 'high', you will find the it is well worth the effort.I'm pushing 70 and I have never cooked and smoked with such ease, the food is alway delicious. Good luck and Good cooking.John
851992
Never used that type grill. A fair amount of air flow is needed to keep the smoke going.
2053103
just warm not hot much better than a barbecue. the racks just lift right out before you smoke or after you removed your product easy to clean in the tray below is great for adding the type of smoke would that you want your meat to absorb.
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hi!its easy! the charcoal/wood chip tray goes directly above the burner and directly under the water/marinade bowl. the heat from the burner heats the ceramic coated chip tray and makes the chips burn/smoke. after firing up the burner you simply open the access door on the side and put the wood chips in the wood chip tray through the access door as needed during the smoking process. be sure and close the door after each addition of chips. soaking them in water makes em last longer. i just smoke two boston buttes on the 4th of july and they were awesome. this thing is great. use it all the time. hi!its easy! the charcoal/wood chip tray goes directly above the burner and directly under the water/marinade bowl. the heat from the burner heats the ceramic coated chip tray and makes the chips burn/smoke. after firing up the burner you simply open the access door on the side and put the wood chips in the wood chip tray through the access door as needed during the smoking process. be sure and close the door after each addition of chips. soaking them in water makes em last longer. i just smoke two boston buttes on the 4th of july and they were awesome. this thing is great. use... » Read More hi!its easy! the charcoal/wood chip tray goes directly above the burner and directly under the water/marinade bowl. the heat from the burner heats the ceramic coated chip tray and makes the chips burn/smoke. after firing up the burner you simply open the access door on the side and put the wood chips in the wood chip tray through the access door as needed during the smoking process. be sure and close the door after each addition of chips. soaking them in water makes em last longer. i just smoke two boston buttes on the 4th of july and they were awesome. this thing is great. use it all the time. « Show Less
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it gives off no heat and will need a lot of fresh are also. I bought it and tried to use in my grill but couldn't keep it burning so i moved it thinking the openings on bottom of grill would give it more air ,but was to close to heat and started whole grill on fire. Haven't used it since. And have tried to sell it my self.