My new smokette arrived (as promised) on October 23rd. Of course we had our 1st snow of the season in New Hampshire.
I seasoned it the next day.
Rain was forecast for the day I wanted to cook, so I broke it in with a slab of ribs and some brats the day before using CS hickory. They were still great reheated.
Next try was a chicken using my own applewood. After 1 1/2 hours it really began to pour out so I finished it the oven. It was again great.
The big test was a wild turkey I ordered for Thanksgiving. I brined it for 48 hours. I had planned to inject it also, but the injector I ordered still has not arrived.
Thanksgiving was fortunately a gorgeous day in the northeast. I started the turkey at 250 with my applewood. I cut down to 225 after an hour. I went back to 250 for the last 45 minutes purely for a serving convenience.
After a total of 5 hours in the untouched Smokette, the bird was just perfect. I was amazed at how much smoke I was still getting out of the unit after 5 hours with just one small piece of wood.
I do get minor smoke leaks at the top front corners. And I did experience those explosions briefly with the chicken.
But overall I could not be more pleased with this product. It does exactly what CS and the many contributors on this forum say it does.
The 101 courses from Smokin Okie have been a big help.
If I can keep the snow cleared I plan to use it all winter.
Stephen
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but it matches the house colors,which makes the misses happy. Mine sits under the roof overhang on the downwind side of the house so rain/snow is not an issue. The shed looks sweet if rain is an issue.