smoker unattended?

grillin&chillin · Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 12

is it safe to leave your smoker unattended for say an hour and half? i hear people do overnite smokes so i figured going to church on sunday for an hour wouldn't be so bad. any thought or opinions appreciated.

mds2 · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject: Re: smoker unattended?

Alien BBQ · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject:

I leave mine alone for hours ....only after making sure that I have most of the "what if's" taken care of.
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marvsbbq · BBQ All Star Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 6186

With the proper equipment and fuel....Yes, you can leave it unattended for a certain amount of time. Again, depending on equipment and fuel.

I could not let my Pitts & Spitts do that but my FEC-100 and my new Ole Hickory Pit I can.....and it's great!!!

JamesB · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject:

With the right smoker... yes you can... As long as you have taken care that it will be alright left alone.. Such as, what if an ember falls out and gets blown around etc.

I won't leave one of my trailer rigs unattended, but the WSM is often left alone to do it's job...

James
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funphotostore · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject:

I left mine unattended for an entire WEEK.

Then I came home and fired it up and cooked some chicken.
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BBQMAN · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject:

Check out Cleetis' 4th of July thread, some good stuff there! Laughing

If you know your equipment, sure it can be done.
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Harry Nutczak · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject:

wnkt · Posted: Jul 06 2007 Post subject:

I can leave mine unattended....but not home alone. WAY too much can happen with fire left by itself. The very least of which is you can ruin perfectly good meat.
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Duane · BBQ Fan Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 125

Once I get the big green egg up to temp I can walk away and ferget about it.

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Reflect · BBQ Fan Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 220

Duane,

I am with you brother. I love the large BGE. One fill and I can go for around 18 hours. Mind boggling!

Take care,

Brian

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mrcustomsteel · Posted: Jul 07 2007 Post subject:

Yeah, what they said and do you trust your neighbors?

Sometimes I smoke outside my shop, which is in an old mill complex. I put a lock on mine to keep out the curious and the crackheads. There really are not any crackheads here in the mean streets of Providence but just in case. I can catch a few hours of sleep between adding logs.

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stevenr · Posted: Jul 07 2007 Post subject:

i can leave mine for an hour or so at a time, but more than that and i get nervous ! Laughing

DaHorns · Posted: Jul 07 2007 Post subject:

My old pit I had to feed it every hour or so. My new pit can go around 2.5 hours without needing to be fed. I really love it since I can get some shut eye while doing an overnight cook......
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stevenr · Posted: Jul 07 2007 Post subject:

thats what im shooting for when i build mine sometime soon......my smoker likes to be tended to, and i puts a damper on anything that needs to be done other than that....

loren · Posted: Jul 08 2007 Post subject:

BGE set it, and for get it....

Ranucci's Big Butt · Posted: Jul 08 2007 Post subject: