It is getting cold out. Thought I'd buy an insulated blanket for my 36" Woodwind - but can't find one anywhere. So... First question is what sorts of adjustments to make when it is cold and not using a blanket.
And second question would a welder's blanket work as a substitute? Other suggestions.
I have a blanket for my Recteq. Factory supplied by them. I find it to work very well at keeping the temps rock solid at the set point. This allows the pellet feed to "rest" as intended and thus allow for more smoke. Also, it keeps fuel consumption pretty much at normal levels.
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Do you need one? No. It will smoke just fine without one. But you will observe differences in the cook, like things taking longer, using more fuel, etc. I'm too lazy to bother with it, I still get good results.
A blanket of some sort will help hold temps a little better and will cut down on fuel consumption. Does that make it worth the investment? That's up to you. The real benefit of a blanket, in my opinion, is the it helps block the wind. No matter what the temp is outside, wind will muck up your temps. I have the Camp Chef branded one on my DLX 24, and I like it.
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A bbq competitor told me this summer that he didn't think welding blankets were a good idea to use for insulating smokers
because if made of fiberglass some of that could get on the food. I don't know how likely or dangerous that is but thought I should pass it on for comments/thoughts/warnings.
I just put a canvas bag with a few pounds of sand on top of the blanket on top of the cooker. Works in Wyoming wind. The welding blanket shields the canvas from heat.
It depends on where you want to smoke. For example, if you smoke on the balcony, I think you will need a blanket if you don't want to catch a cold. I remember when I was sixteen years old I was smoking a lot. I didn't want my mother to know it. That winter they went asking with my little brother, I wanted to stay at some. I was smoking in front of the house or on the balcony and I was covering my body with a weighted blanket for kids. It was my brother's blanket. I was very terrified when they came home and my brother asked why his blanket is smelling like cigarettes.
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