My pellets stopped feeding on overnight brisket smoking, can it be saved?
I put a brisket on my Camp Chef Woodwind last night. I had the hopper over 2/3rd full and figured that would be enough for overnight. Checked it every 90-120 minutes until it hit the stall and I wrapped in butcher paper. Then I went to sleep. Woke up about 4 hours later, checked my phone and had a message saying flame out add pellets.
Went out and checked the hopped and basically the gravity feed made a hole and a bunch of pellets just didn't allow gravity to drop down. I refilled the hopper, restarted the smoker and waited to make sure it went back up to temp.
The thermometer showed it had cooled to about 159, so just a few degrees from when I wrapped it. If I had to guess, the smoker was out for at least 1 hour, maybe 90 minutes.
My question is, has anyone had this happen before and can the meat be saved or am I about to have a 12lbs piece of beef jerky?
Normally I get an alarm if the temp drops unexpectedly. For some reason nothing last night.
Went out and checked the hopped and basically the gravity feed made a hole and a bunch of pellets just didn't allow gravity to drop down. I refilled the hopper, restarted the smoker and waited to make sure it went back up to temp.
The thermometer showed it had cooled to about 159, so just a few degrees from when I wrapped it. If I had to guess, the smoker was out for at least 1 hour, maybe 90 minutes.
My question is, has anyone had this happen before and can the meat be saved or am I about to have a 12lbs piece of beef jerky?
Normally I get an alarm if the temp drops unexpectedly. For some reason nothing last night.
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