I have had a Smokette for a few weeks now and have used it 6 times after seasoning it. Everytime I have used hickory(from cookshack) the oven has popped very loudly. The first time the feedback was it sometimes does this during seasoning but it has happen 3 times. It is a very loud pop, enough that you can hear it inside and have to go out to make sure the Smokette hasn't launched into the neighbors yard. I know the vent isn't blocked because I check before each smoke and 2 of the times I had the polder pulled through the top. Any ideas. We can live with it if it doesn't affect the oven, it is funny watching the cat leap up from a dead sleep and run to the door with a fluffed out tail. If this is going to shorten the life of the smoker or is potentially dangerous we should know.
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