Thanks for the suggestion, but mine has the top vent.
Well, the jerky is done and Im eating it as I type. All I can say is it turned out great! After about 6 hours of messing with the
AMNPS the jerky still sort of rubbery and not really done, so I transferred it to my Nesco
dehydrator for a few hours @ 125 to finish drying. I think the high humidity here in FL might have something to do with the
AMNPS performance.
I will try microwaving the pellets next time to see if that helps, but Im open to any ideas. Ive done a lot of searching and reading on here and thats how I got to my starting point, but I realize every situation is unique and everyone has different issues.
Honestly, Im very skeptical the
AMNPS is ever going to work properly for my setup, I had high hopes it would've been easy if I followed all the suggestions and tips Ive read here and there. One thing I never read on here was to simply REMOVE the chip loader, leaving a huge hole in the bottom. It definitely increased airflow, and the
AMNPS still went out, but hopefully by the time I do my first real long smoke, Ill figure this thing out.