Well it finally happened to me and my smokette. The only thing I did diff was I used rough cut hickory boards and not cookshack wood. I wonder if the boards might have been kiln dried and the lack of moisture in the wood caused a lower flash point? Should I soak this wood and pat dry first? Shortly after the boom!!I raced to see the carnage. I found my poor smokette billowing smoke from every oriface. Even the door. I opened the door (big mistake) and the suddon rush of oxygen set the wood box ablaze. I then grabbed the wood box with a wood dowel, pulled it out and dumped the red hot occupants! The ribs came out fine and The smokette was no worse for wear. I have smoked twice since then with no problems. Once butt, and the other fish. Who knows? Verrrrrry glad the forem is back up
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