Creosote

Unkel Jed · Dec 13, 2014

I've cooked 5 racks of ribs and a turkey since making mods to my CG Smokin pro. I noticed after cooking this last 2 racks of ribs I had heavy creosote.... I thought I had good air flow and wood was dry.... I started fire with charcoal and got me a good bed of hickory coals...I used cherry for smoke... Any Ideas??

BigBuddha76 · Dec 13, 2014

Are you sure it is creosote? What temperature are you cooking at?

Unkel Jed · Dec 13, 2014

I was trying to keep temp between 225 and 250.... Pretty sure it's creosote..It was black and shiney...

alexf · Dec 14, 2014

Is it shedding off the lid of your cooker?

Unkel Jed · Dec 14, 2014

No..Just coated pretty heavy.... Most of it is on the outlet end of cooker... I will take pictures in the morning ....

SmittyJonz · Dec 14, 2014

How the Food Taste?

IamMadMan · Dec 14, 2014

Pictures would help...

How does the smoke smell? Bad smoke smells bad, but will also taste bad when you eat the meat leaving a bitter acrid taste.

Sometimes grease can be carried to the side of the smoker from nearby meat and can leave a shiny coating similar to seasoning of your smoker. This is harmless if this is the case.

Looking for your pictures...

viking72 · Dec 14, 2014

Sounds like you are breaking it in.:clap:

After 10+ years;

Later,
Doug

Pitbull · Dec 14, 2014

IamMadMan said:
Pictures would help...

How does the smoke smell? Bad smoke smells bad, but will also taste bad when you eat the meat leaving a bitter acrid taste.

Sometimes grease can be carried to the side of the smoker from nearby meat and can leave a shiny coating similar to seasoning of your smoker. This is harmless if this is the case.

Looking for your pictures...

What he said.

If I do a lot of Q on my pit over a relatively short period of time it will do the same thing, especially if the Q is brisket and butts. And, the smaller the pit, the quicker it will happen..

Unkel Jed · Dec 14, 2014

How do you post pictures??

Brew Crew · Dec 14, 2014

Change in rub? Maybe more sugar? Open up the top vent and remember grey smoke is bad, light blue is gold. I had that issue when I was breaking in and learning my new smoker. It was bitter in taste and made your tongue semi numb. No issues once I figured out my smoker, all smokers have a learning curve.

nmayeux · Dec 14, 2014

Creasote isn't a bad thing, and you can scrape it off if it starts to flake. I get this with my stick burner, and have no problem with taste. I actually kinda judge a pit on the eveness of the coating, and think that it does help protect against rust. It's only a pain with condensation and flaking with it starts to fall on the food.

Creosote

Unkel Jed

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Unkel Jed

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alexf

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Unkel Jed

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SmittyJonz

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viking72

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Pitbull

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Unkel Jed

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Brew Crew

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nmayeux

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