Cold Weather Smoke - Results

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Had great success smoking this weekend when it was -5 degrees outside (-20+ windchill) - was wondering how the 700 would do with no blanket or insulation. Had no issues smoking at 325 then 400 degrees - grill took a few more minutes to heat up but held temp just fine. Was wondering about an insulating blanket but the combination of heat/fire and blanket just makes me nervous - I'd suggest it is not needed. If you can smoke during the coldest hockey game every played you can smoke anytime you need to.

Matt
 
Fair enough - but if it can hold 400 it can hold 225
Hi, neighbor! Thank you for letting us know how it went! It was a cold New Year, for sure 🥶. It’s my understanding that the cold weather/welding blanket works best with cooks that require low temps and long cooking times, because it can help with pellet consumption.
 
All -

Had great success smoking this weekend when it was -5 degrees outside (-20+ windchill) - was wondering how the 700 would do with no blanket or insulation. Had no issues smoking at 325 then 400 degrees - grill took a few more minutes to heat up but held temp just fine. Was wondering about an insulating blanket but the combination of heat/fire and blanket just makes me nervous - I'd suggest it is not needed. If you can smoke during the coldest hockey game every played you can smoke anytime you need to.

Matt
My hat is off to you! We let the 6 F temperature, foot of snow and 40 mph winds keep us indoors over the holiday. Guess I’m just getting soft. :rolleyes:
 
My hat is off to you! We let the 6 F temperature, foot of snow and 40 mph winds keep us indoors over the holiday. Guess I’m just getting soft. :rolleyes:
As I posted in another thread, cold and snow won't stop me, but 40-50mph wind will.

The land of Green Chile is nice most of the year, but the winds definitely pick up on occasion.
 
As I posted in another thread, cold and snow won't stop me, but 40-50mph wind will.

The land of Green Chile is nice most of the year, but the winds definitely pick up on occasion.
That must be New Mexico. I order Hatch Green Chiles from there several times a year. Love them!
 
All -

Had great success smoking this weekend when it was -5 degrees outside (-20+ windchill) - was wondering how the 700 would do with no blanket or insulation. Had no issues smoking at 325 then 400 degrees - grill took a few more minutes to heat up but held temp just fine. Was wondering about an insulating blanket but the combination of heat/fire and blanket just makes me nervous - I'd suggest it is not needed. If you can smoke during the coldest hockey game every played you can smoke anytime you need to.

Matt
I have used for years a doubled over welding blanket on my old 680 and now my new 1250 during the winter. It helps cut my pellets usage in the winter.
 
Hi guys...newbie question. Temps here in Chicagoland have been between 10 - 30 degrees as of late. Will pellets in my smoker hopper freeze or will it be a non-factor once I start it up?
Thanks in advance.
 
Brushed 4" of snow off the Bull last weekend and smoked @225 for a few hours with temps in the low 20s. No problem.

Grilled brats last night on the Bullseye. 10 degrees, 20MPH wind, gusts into the 40s. I wasn't sure it was gonna turn on. The fan started turning like an old diesel. Took about a minute until it sounded like it was spinning normal speed. But it climbed right up to 425 in no time.
 
Hi guys...newbie question. Temps here in Chicagoland have been between 10 - 30 degrees as of late. Will pellets in my smoker hopper freeze or will it be a non-factor once I start it up?
Thanks in advance.
As Ghuns said;
We had 9" of Snow Thursday night Friday (31 Dec) morning , brushed that off, topped off the Hopper and cooked Momma's Prime Rib in a Snow Storm
Started 18 lbs of Brisket New Years Night, for Sunday
Snowed most of the night
Haven't had a lick of trouble yet
 
I wouldn't say you are really smoking at 325 and 400 degrees, but nevertheless I have never had a problem with cooking in the cold.
Lucky you! I've had 2 major failures on 2 holiday cooks recently, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ruined a turkey and a VERY expensive prime rib roast. My RT590 would not hold the set temp at all. Been that way since new and the company replaced the controller and main probe. Still have the same problem.
 
Lucky you! I've had 2 major failures on 2 holiday cooks recently, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ruined a turkey and a VERY expensive prime rib roast. My RT590 would not hold the set temp at all. Been that way since new and the company replaced the controller and main probe. Still have the same problem.
If the controller and RTD has been replaced, not much left. Have you tried different brands of pellets?
 
Lucky you! I've had 2 major failures on 2 holiday cooks recently, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ruined a turkey and a VERY expensive prime rib roast. My RT590 would not hold the set temp at all. Been that way since new and the company replaced the controller and main probe. Still have the same problem.
Welcome to the Forum LB
You may have to look into a Blanket to help hold in the Heat
Our (RT) Winter Cover helps our Cold Weather Cooks a lot
Sure, our "LO" overnight Cooks use more Pellets during the Winter Months
But when Momma asks for Brisket in January .... Momma gets Brisket ;)
 
Hi guys...newbie question. Temps here in Chicagoland have been between 10 - 30 degrees as of late. Will pellets in my smoker hopper freeze or will it be a non-factor once I start it up?
Thanks in advance.
No issues at all. The temp of dry wood won't really play a factor(from my own experience). I've started below 32* often and below zero a couple times. Now if your pellets were wet they would "freeze" but you would have other issues. Enjoy!
 

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