Smokette vs. Snow?

Tent the vent hole so you don't get snow down the hole and wet down what you are smoking. A milk crate works fine, or someone suggested a plumbing elbow. Other than that, I wouldn't worry.

The outside temp won't change the length of the smoke UNLESS you open the door! Don't open the door!

I have smoked in the pouring rain and also pouring sleet several times with my Smokette. I just lay a large cookie sheet over the smoke hole, thermostat, and remote therm module and let her smoke. With the remote stuck to the upper side of the smoker and it on the stand, I can still see the temp out the kitchen window while staying dry.

Don't get antsy! It is done when it is done!

Thanks for the words of wisdom. It's good to know that the Smokette can handle a little inclement weather with some simple mods.

As it turns out, I did get antsy, and pulled the briskets out at 170 degrees (measured on the larger one, on the upper level), wrapped them in foil and put them into the kitchen oven at 200 deg. until suppertime. The Smokette got moved into the more sheltered corner of the deck and covered up. I'll deal with the cleanup tomorrow, if a badger or bear or the neighbor's cat hasn't figured out how to open the latch and done it for me.

We sliced up the smaller brisket (6.2 lbs uncooked) and it was just delicious. The bigger "whole" brisket (7.5 lbs) spent another half hour longer in the oven, then went into the refrigerator for future reference.

NO complaints about this smoker! Thanks again!

Bob

I built a little shed on wheels for my smokette. It has a hole in the top with a plumbers elbow so that water/snow doesn't get down into the smoker. It stays on my deck year round and I don't have to worry about weather when smoking.

I was thinking about a shed, except that I got the cart/cabinet with the Smokette, which makes for kind of a tall profile. I guess I could separate them, but it is definitely nice to have the cooker up closer to eye level. We'll see...

You could build your shed a little taller to accomodate the storage cabinet that fits underneath the CS. I was thinking about doing the same thing and redo my little shed to make it taller so that my CS is closer to eye level and it would be easier to take stuff in and out. My only problem is the wife who isn't sure if she wants this big tall shed on the deck. Oh well!!