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Originally Posted by KCUnited
I'm not sure what brand of smoker you currently have, but you should be able to get at least 8-12 hours of consistent temps with a charcoal smoker. I overnight smoke all the time and sleep like a baby demon angel through the night.
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Just a cheap Brinkmann vertical smoker. It spikes super ****ing high and then the coals seems to die out around 6 hours. There are really no vents on this thing to regulate and holding a consistent temp that is low enough (225) here in Phoenix has been tough to do.
I also just feel weird leaving the smoker/coals burning in my back yard all night. Should I not be paranoid about that?
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Originally Posted by jspchief
I use electric for exactly this reason.
Although you should be able to get stable temps, as was already said. Make that your next goal while smoking: stable temp control.
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Yea it's been tough, although the last time I did it, I had some increased success but had to check everything a few times an hour.
I think an electric smoker with a self monitoring temperature gauge would be pretty ****ing easy to maintain that slow/low temperature I need! Not to mention just adding some coals and wood to the box near the element to get the best of all worlds when smoking.