Needs More Smoke

what wood are you using? Which brand?

What temps?

Try the smoke setting for more smoke.

Many people are used to Oversmoked food from offset smokers. Because the FE is way more efficient, it's common to hear that they don't smoke like the stick burners.

I used the Hickory that came with the FEC100. Traeger. I used the 180 and the next setting for the most part.

I did ribs. I did put mustard on and then the rub.

I will try the smoke setting next time.

Thanks

I am new to the FEC100 and have only used it twice so far, but I have not noticed a smoke setting. Can you advise where this setting is located?

Thanks!

There is no smoke setting, rather a temp control. The higher the temp, the less smoke as the pellets are being converted to heat the higher you dial in the temp.

The most common method of increasing smoke generation/flavor is to use a low temp setting of say 170-180o for several hours, followed by a higher temp of say 225-250o to finish the meat. This is usually more applicable to larger meats (butts & briskets).

One nifty feature of the FEC100 is the Hold mode. If you wanted to 2-stage a brisket you'd set the initial temp for 180o for say, 6 hrs. By setting the hold temp to 240, your brisket will automatically smoke at 180 for 6 hrs and then kick to 240. Of course, this takes some experimenting to find what works best for you. What I've described is a general method for butts and briskets.

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Originally posted by MaxQ:
There is no smoke setting, .

Actually there is on the old models or non-IQ models. Those have the traeger "dial" controller, so as the OP indicated, he was using a dial version.

papa,

Have a read through the FEC Owners forum. We've had a few recent discussions about Smoke intensity and there's just too much info to try to replay everything.

There are a number of ideas. I'd suggest trying the dual temp method. Start at a lower temp setting for more smoke and then up the temp for finishing.

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Posted October 31, 2011 08:04 AM Hide Post
I am new to the FEC100 and have only used it twice so far, but I have not noticed a smoke setting. Can you advise wh

Papa's post is from 2006??? Post must have risen from the grave ( It is Halloween ) Am I missing an update to the FEC100. I thought I have the latest model but now I'm looking for an FEC100 with a smoke setting. That would be useful. What's the deal on the panel.