First time snack sticks and thermo processing
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Bloom is basically a resting period after the ice bath. Some smoked products will develop a nice mahogany color. It also dries a little. It really helps my sticks that were finished in sous vide. Didnt see much color change in thise tho.
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I used the MEATER thermometer. The internal ambient temperature never got close to the setting of the PK100. I even set it up to 250 degrees at high watt setting. The temperature never got above 150.
What would be my next step?taufrecht call customer service at proSmoker
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Could be several things causing that.
- Bad temperature probe telling the controls that it is hotter than it actually is, so the controller doesn’t call for the element to turn on.
- Bad control board.
- Bad or intermittent wire connection between control board and the element.
- Bad heating element. Usually when they go bad, you will get zero heat .
Depending on your skills and comfort troubleshooting electrical power equipment, you may want to have a technician look at it for you.
Paul
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Could be several things causing that.
- Bad temperature probe telling the controls that it is hotter than it actually is, so the controller doesn’t call for the element to turn on.
- Bad control board.
- Bad or intermittent wire connection between control board and the element.
- Bad heating element. Usually when they go bad, you will get zero heat .
Depending on your skills and comfort troubleshooting electrical power equipment, you may want to have a technician look at it for you.
processhead i assume it is under warranty, if that is the case only a certified technician can dive into it.
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Yes, if its under warranty, exhaust all those options first.
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taufrecht I have forwarded your information to the manufacturer to see if they know what this might be. Hopefully they will respond quickly with a “fix” if not it is possible that they will need to contact you directly. I will let you know what they say asap.
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Jonathon, please post what you find out from the manufacture. I had previously submitted a request for help from the group for a similar occurrence with my PK-100 and my first and only so far attempt to make snack sticks. I got some suggestions to try the next time but overall I came away with the conclusion that it can’t keep up with Iowa winters at either temp setting.
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smokinbubba My first run of snack sticks with the sous vide was today.
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I contacted Bill. He said the PK100 will Not work well in cold weather. He did give me some ideas. I will push my smoker outside my garage and complete the smoking process in cold weather. I will then put my smoker inside my garage and complete the cooking process
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So the pk100 will not work well in cold weather per the manufacturer? I have been wanting to purchace this smoker for a while and i use my smokers year round in Pennsylvania. I have a smokeshack and never had any problems with it. It is too small and only gets down to 140. I liked that the pk100 could cold smoke for cheese and bacon and hoping a better smoke flavor than using smoke tubes
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So the pk100 will not work well in cold weather per the manufacturer? I have been wanting to purchace this smoker for a while and i use my smokers year round in Pennsylvania. I have a smokeshack and never had any problems with it. It is too small and only gets down to 140. I liked that the pk100 could cold smoke for cheese and bacon and hoping a better smoke flavor than using smoke tubes
DieselAddiction you will not have an issue with cold temps, yes it may take longer to finish compared to doing it in the summer but they are very well insulated. I am having a hard time believing it will persay “cold smoke”. I’m thinking it will still get too warm using the factory burner and may still have to use a smoke tube
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I contacted Bill. He said the PK100 will Not work well in cold weather. He did give me some ideas. I will push my smoker outside my garage and complete the smoking process in cold weather. I will then put my smoker inside my garage and complete the cooking process
More to come.taufrecht This is news to me. I have used mine in the snow at 5 degrees here in Colorado and it worked. Very strange.
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taufrecht This is news to me. I have used mine in the snow at 5 degrees here in Colorado and it worked. Very strange.
lkrfletcher I thought it seemed strange coming from the manufacturer also. I can see them saying that it need to work harder to keep temp but to say it doesn’t work good when it is supposed to be so well insulated. I also understand there are vents on top and bottom that would cause some heat loss but kind of disappointing to hear
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When the machine failed to get to temperature, it was -6 degrees. It was outside in Bozeman Montana. The altitude here is 4800. I had ice from the machine to the concrete it was sitting on. I rent, and not able to put a hole through my garage for venting purposes.
The machine setting was on high for 36 hours, never reaching temperature. The machine was 2 weeks old at the time of this event.
I hope this helps.
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