Newbie Question – Amerique

Received my Amerique last week and have done a couple of cooks so far and everything has turned out GREAT! (Pork Shoulder and Brisket) Times have been quite a bit longer than originally anticipated but I keep remembering “I ain’t done until it’s done”! I have used the probe each time.

My question: Is it normal for smoke to escape from around the top of the door – specifically the “hinge side”? Smoke is escaping and Moisture is dripping down the outside of the door?

Thanks for any reply!

Pede’s “Q”

Howdy and welcome..

Yep, it's natural for smoke to escape there. The door does not have a seal of any sort. Some report that the area will seal up over time. Mine never has and I do quite a bit of Q.. but, the good news is that there is a lot of smoke.. more than enough to smoke your meats with enough to spare.

Bill:

Thanks for the quick response, appreciate it!
I feel much better now!

Pete

CS actually designs it that way. It would be cost prohibitive to try to design them to fit PERFECTLY, so they build it as close as they can. The seasoning builds up and will eventually go away.