WARNING TO THOSE THAT SMOKE MEAT

[SuperiorDG]

For those of you that like to smoke meat here is a little lesson I learned over weekend. What happened: while smoking some ribs this weekend I noticed that my smoke was cooling down. I opened the bottom up to notice that the burner was out. So I hit the igniter thingy and BOOM.

I guess the smoker had filled with propane and I set the whole thing off. The doors flew open shooting flames up my right side, legs, arm and beard and half my hair on my head were sizzled. My right ear got 1st degree burns. Had to run the trimmer through my beard to even it out and get as much of the crispy hair as I could, and the same with my head. Hair on my arm and legs are gone. I put burn cream on my ear and have had to sleep on the left side of my head for the last few nights. So if any of you have your smoker go out make sure you vent all the gas out before re-lighting it.

Edit: and no, I did not take pictures

[Zundfolge]

More importantly, is the meat ok?

[Great-Kazoo]

More importantly, is the meat ok?

Little singed judging from his post.

[brutal]

More importantly, is the meat ok?

That was my first thought, you beat me to it.

[Boadie30]

Delete the thread this didn't happen... With smokers it can really just be a couple of seconds without a flame and boom..

[SuperiorDG]

Delete the thread this didn't happen... With smokers it can really just be a couple of seconds without a flame and boom..

Oh it did. It was probably sitting there for a little while because the temp was down from 200 degrees to about 50. if you want you can come over and give it a try. And the meat was fine.

[Boadie30]

Oh it did. It was probably sitting there for. a little while because the temp was down from 200 degrees to about 50. if you want you can come over and give it a try. And the meat was fine.

No, I've done it... Buddy had one with glass in areas that he made. Fortunatly the glass was on the sides

[theGinsue]

just another reason that I use a real smoker that takes wood chunks and chips.

So far I've only owned/used a charcoal & wood chuck smoker with a drop-box for the wood/coals. The problem with these is they require lots more tending than the propane types.

Glad to hear you're relatively okay DG.

[Dingo]

So that's what you're claiming all those little black, crispy hairs on the meat are from?

[Gman]

I use a wood pellet smoker. I guess I'll be safe.

Glad to hear you'll be OK.

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