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Old 05-14-2009, 05:08 AM   #19
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Default Re: Anyone own a Brinkmann smoker

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Originally Posted by Mr B View Post
My thermostat has low-med-high settings. Once it hits a certain temp it will shut off until it needs to come back on again. I stopped using the Cast iron plate. It needed too high of a temp to get the chips smoldering. I, now put handfulls of the damp chips directly on the heating element. Smokes at a much lower temp. I usually run it around 195-200 deg.
I am guessing that the elements with a thermostat we older models? I would be interested to see if any knows where a replacement element could be found that has one.
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