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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3238581" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I have exactly the same model bought at Costco. When first using it for a low and slow on some ribs set at 225 degrees, it started cooling down for some reason after an hour into cooking. Then it warmed back up, ran for awhile and cooled way down to almost ambient temp the next time I checked on it. </p><p>Opened the lid to check on the pellets, and saw the pellets collapse in the center. </p><p>What happened to me, that time and several other times is that the pellets bridge and form a pocket of air underneath them. There is nothing to feed to the auger. The answer is that everytime I go by the cooker, I have a long flat spatula that I just stick into the pellet hopper to break down any bridging by the pellets. It's a common enough issue that I've seen lots of internet comments about it. </p><p>Maga19's comments are spot on about cleaning. I have one of the 12” smoke tubes as well although we don't detect a lot of smoke flavor when using it but it makes the back yard smell good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3238581, member: 5412"] I have exactly the same model bought at Costco. When first using it for a low and slow on some ribs set at 225 degrees, it started cooling down for some reason after an hour into cooking. Then it warmed back up, ran for awhile and cooled way down to almost ambient temp the next time I checked on it. Opened the lid to check on the pellets, and saw the pellets collapse in the center. What happened to me, that time and several other times is that the pellets bridge and form a pocket of air underneath them. There is nothing to feed to the auger. The answer is that everytime I go by the cooker, I have a long flat spatula that I just stick into the pellet hopper to break down any bridging by the pellets. It's a common enough issue that I've seen lots of internet comments about it. Maga19's comments are spot on about cleaning. I have one of the 12” smoke tubes as well although we don't detect a lot of smoke flavor when using it but it makes the back yard smell good. [/QUOTE]
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