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Give me more smoke!

FM Former Member
Today I had to cook 3 loins of prime rib for the restaurant special tonight & have been plagued with the usual problem of how do we get more smoke on the meat?
So I tried this;
I put the rib on 9:30am on smoke & let it go till 1:30pm Then I turned the thermostat up to 180. Nothing new here, except I put a metal cup of pellets on the floor of the FE & started them with a propane torch. I ran a total of 3 cups about 2/3 full between 9:30am & 5pm. I also was using Branch Creek pellets.
Rib came off with a better smoke flavor at about 145 deg. internal temp. The cup didn't seem to affect the temp any either.
Rib was pretty darn good too!
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FM Former Member
I think most of us FEC100 owners would like more smoke from time to time. I do get great product with my smoker, but there is little doubt that there needs to be a way of getting more smoke. I wonder if a short stovepipe extension with a damper would help any...I use FE pellets, and BBQ's Delight pellets. Does anyone have an idea as to which pellets on the market produce the most smoke, and at the same time imparting a good flavor?
FM Former Member
I'll tell you what I have just tried. I put about a cup of BBQrs Delight Pecan pellets in one of those little iron smoke pellet boxes for use with mostly gas grills. I set the box on the side of the fire pot of the FEC100 with about 1 inch hanging over the fire. I used some country style ribs for this experiment in case it goes the wrong way. Right now, I have plenty of smoke. I am on the smoke setting with the FEC now. After about 30 min., I will go up to 250. I am thinking that temp will get even more smoke out of the pellet box. Has anyone tried this?
FM Former Member
I thought about the box on top of the burner idea too, but the stove pipe with a damper idea hit me & I'm thinking DUH! why didn't I think of that!
I was at a comp last weekend where a buddy of mine put a 5" elbow & 3 foot pipe on his FE to stop the wind from blowing directly into his flue.
iwas thinking of adding the elow & pipe to mine, but now I may add the damper.
You know, if we all work together,we might get this thing figured out yet.

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