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  1. shea1973

    Problems with my new ZGrill 1000

    I have had my ZGrill 1000 since November of last year. But here recently I have been having issue with it shutting off and having an error code HEr, which my understanding is that the smoker is getting over 550 degrees. So today I was trying to cook chicken thighs and had the temperature at...
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Thank you all for your help and suggestions! Looks like I got a lot of studying on Cold Smoking!
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    The way it sounds from everyone one that doing what I was thinking of cold smoking them and then transporting to the camp site is not a good thing. So to be on the safe side I will not do this. I been looking into a small portable smoker. But won't be able to get that this year.
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Just a regular small camp grill, nothing special. My idea was to cold smoke the steaks and then freeze them until we go camping next month. But if that isn't a good idea then I will not do that.
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Here is a picture of a Z Grill 10002b, that is then brand that I got. It does not look like I can have the fan on without lighting the grill. If you look at the dial it has a 'Shut Down Cycle' and the next one you set on 'Smoke', which my understanding is the lowest temp. 'Smoke' is the...
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    I am not sure. Will have to check tomorrow and see if it can just run on the fan itself.
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Thank you for the information.
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    I found this on smoke tube on Amazon
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    That s true, they do get a nice flavor over the open flame.
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Thank you for your help and the link for the cold smoking! April 26th - 28th will be in the high 30's during the evenings. I have the ZGrill 1000 pellet smoker. I found a a hexagon shaped smoke tube on Amazon for $10.95. Will this work for the smoker I have? Just want to make sure before...
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    "As for more smoke flavor, you won’t get that very easy with a pellet machine, assuming that’s why your trying the cold smoke?" Yes that is one reason I was doing cold smoke for more flavor in my Pork Steaks and Ribeye's ect.. The next reason is that I heard you can cold smoke things like...
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    I just was wanting more oak flavor in the pork steaks.
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Thank you for the information!
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    How do I get the temp down for cold smoking on a Zgill 1000

    Ok thank you for the information. Do you have a link that you can post on how to cure with nitrite. Also you said I was playing with fire. What do you mean by that? Thank you for your help!
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