I have the 590 with the 3 slot vent syste. I was also very disappointed with the amount of smoke flavor my food had with this smoker. I tried several different types of smoker tube that helped some but I still wasn’t satisfied. I finally made some adjustable covers for the vents. That helped...
If you live in a humid climate the pellets can absorb moisture. I have had to turn my grill on high and put my tube/maze full of pellets in there for 5-10 minute to dry them.
I alway COLD smoke cheese after dark when it’s 65° or less outside. I have found if the box temperature gets over 80° the quality of the cheese isn’t as good.
I recently smoked a bottom round roast to 135° in hopes that it would be my new medium rare beef cut. It turned out good. We were very pleased with the results. And, a local grocery store has it on sale regularly for 3.99lb.
We moved to South Alabama last year. Can’t find Tri tip any where. I asked a meat cutter if they ever get it in and he looked at me, laughed and said “you must be from the west coast. We never get Tri tip here”. I asked at Costco too. The guy filling the counter didn’t seem like he knew...
If I owned the new 590 I would block off the louvered vents and install a chimney style exhaust. I have the older three vent style and made slide covers fro the vents.
I thought I saw on here that someone adapted a camp chef side box to a 590.
I spent a lot of time debating the same question. I finally went with the 590. Im retired and it’s just my wife and me. We rarely cook for more than the two of us. I’m glad I went the way I did. That being said, if I were young with a growing family and socialized a lot with friends, I would...
I have found the app and Wi-Fi to NOT be what they are advertised to be. Before we moved my 590 was connected to our Wi-Fi and it would constantly connect and disconnect. Now, even with my best efforts I can’t get it connected. The smoker still works fine without the use of the built in...