Memphis Pro - Smoking Suggestions

Memphis Grill Manual Rev. B 17
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Thefollowingareafewimportantfacts,tipsandtechniquestoachievegreatsmokingresults.Thereare
probablyasmanytheoriesonthebestsmokingmethodastherearechefsusingthem.Withthatinmind,
considerthefollowingfactorswhendeciding whichmethodbestfitsyourneeds.
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 Smokinginthe225°to275°Ftemperaturerangeisthegenerallyacceptedmethodformostmeats.....The
possibleexceptionwouldbesomefish......Notonlydoyougetgreatresultsatthesetemperatures,butit
takesashorteramountoftime.
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 Ifyouwishtosmokeatlowertemperatures theMemphisProiscalibratedtoallowyoutogoaslowas180°.
Whensmokingatthelowertemperaturesit’scriticalthatyouuseapremiumfoodgradepelletsuchas
NaturesWayflavoredBBQPellets.Nature’sWaypremiumpelletsarespecially
formulatedfromextra
cleanrawmaterialsandarespecificallysizedtoallowmoreevenfeedingatlowfeedrates.Forbestresults,
alwaysusepremiumpellets.
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 Itisstronglyrecommendedthattheburnpotbecleanedbeforeandafter smokingforasignifican tperiod.
Uncheckedashbuild‐upcouldeventuallyprohibi t thegrillfrommaintainingsmokingtemperatures.
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 Caution:Wedon’trecommendthatyouusethelowertemperatureswhensmokingincoolandorwindy
conditions.Attemperatureslessthan225°thepossibilityofcreosote*developingfromsmoke
condensationarises.Asalwaysuseyourbestjudgment,butproceedonthesideofsafetyandcaution.
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 Thebestwaytodeterminewhereyougetthebestresultsistoexperiment.Weallhavedifferenttastesand
thebestwaytodeterminewhat’srightforyouistotrydifferentflavorsandtechniques.Whenyoufind
that“justright”method,don’tforgettoshareitwithotherowners
bygoingtowww.memphisgrills.com/
recipes.
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*Creosoteisagummy,foulsmelling,corrosiveandflammablesubstancethat,ifnoprecautionsaretaken,willcoatthe
insidesofeverythingitpassesthrough.Itisformedwhengasesgivenoffintheburningprocesscombineandcondense.
Typicallythegasesleavetheburnchamberwiththesmoke.
HoweverifrestrictedtoomuchorIfthesmokeiscooledbelow
225°,thegasescanliquefy,formingcreosote.
SmokingSuggestions
SmokingSuggestions
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