Dreaming of Malcolm tonight LOL

[Rambo]

Kinda like a Guy that was bragging that he had never missed a shot on a Deer:

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It happens to all of us. I've seen your cook'n and it's great. I'll chalk this up to machine malfunction.

[Norway Joe]

Those who never fail seldom accomplish much.

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[OldUsedParts]

Those who never fail seldom accomplish much.

Joe, once you see what I fixed for Lunch today, you'll see just how Hilarious that remark is. Thanks, Pal

[Norway Joe]

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[mike243]

Looks like it had a grease fire/ temp spike, that's the only time I have come close to burning something on mine, had too much chicken and was on a time line, my fault for not allowing enuf time and tried to ramp the temp up

[OldUsedParts]

Looks like it had a grease fire/ temp spike, that's the only time I have come close to burning something on mine, had too much chicken and was on a time line, my fault for not allowing enuf time and tried to ramp the temp up

Must have been, Mike, they were in a pan that was sealed with foil - - - - ?what's the flame up temp for bacon fat and butter

[Papa Tom]

A characteristic of pellet cookers when it is cold out and especially if it is windy the thing has to burn more fuel to keep the temp.
This will cause the surface temp @ the grill level to be extra hot especially around the edges where the heat flows up.
This can also increase the chance for grease fires.

Remedies:
Thermal blanket, I use a welders blanket.
Do not set the cook temp any higher than you would on a good day.
Use a good long "Smoke" time and braise (covered) time.
Uncover to create the crisp crust.

I also have that griddle mod on mine that helps maintain and spread the heat and prevent some of the issues.

[OldUsedParts]

Thanks, Papa Tom, I was really hoping to get your comments on this, especially since I have a Pit Boss and you have helped "us" so much ever since I bought it. I'll be looking into these items as we get more into Spring weather.

Thanks again, Sir

P.S. FWIW, I used almost 2 hoppers full of Apple Pellets in 4.5 hrs trying to maintain 275- - - - it really turned out going from 240 to 305 over and over again because I was jockeying with the P setting I wish I had been content with the lower temps and let the time just be longer.

[GTR]

Bacon grease has a flashpoint of 626* and a smoke point around 450*. Butter's smoke point is just over 300*. At 305* the butter solids were burning. The unclarified butter and high temp may have been the issue. Like frying in old oil.

[OldUsedParts]

yup dat wuz probably the culprit