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If you load up your electric water smoker, much extra time will you need?
« on: August 01, 2012, 07:38:27 AM »
So my folks have their 50th anniversary this weekend and I'm in charge of cooking.  I have an old Cabelas electric water smoker and I'm cooking beef tri tips, or bottom sirloin; my brother in law is handling the chicken.  The smoker has two racks and each one holds 3 good sized tri tips.  I've cooked 3 several times in about 2 hours and 20-40 min., depending on the weather; but I've never loaded both racks up for bigger pieces of meat.  Can anyone share any advice or tell me if it will take a bunch of extra time, or not much extra?  We're probably talking 14-16 lbs instead of 7-8 lbs.  It cooks at around 200 degrees.
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Re: If you load up your electric water smoker, much extra time will you need?
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2012, 07:52:36 AM »
cooking time depends more on the size of each peice of meat. All the chunks need to be close to the same size or put the smaller ones where you can get them off easy. If the pieces are the same size as you cooked before it won't take but maybe a little longer. Be sure the grill is getting up to the right tempeerature. I have had to surround a smoker with cardboard  in colder weather but probably no problem this summer. good luck. ear
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Re: If you load up your electric water smoker, much extra time will you need?
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2012, 11:21:06 AM »
Thanks ear!  They should all be in the 2.5-3.5 pound range.
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Re: If you load up your electric water smoker, much extra time will you need?
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2012, 11:25:43 PM »
never notice much difference with my smoker if i have one piece of meat or 10, it might just take a bit more fuel to get it to maitain temp at first.
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Re: If you load up your electric water smoker, much extra time will you need?
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2012, 08:05:13 AM »
Thanks Lloyd!
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Re: If you load up your electric water smoker, much extra time will you need?
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2012, 08:59:25 PM »
Hey, just wanted to let everyone know that the meat came out great!  Thanks for all the help!

I cooked seven 2-2.25lb. tri tips in my smoker in 95 degree heat in about an hour and a half.  I got a fancy meat thermometer and I'm glad I did because they cooked a lot faster than I was expecting!  wrapped them in foil for about 30 min. before I sliced them and it worked out perfectly!

Thanks Again!
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