How good is the Smoke Hollow 44" smoker ?

[demosthenes9]

Ok people, I bought the smoke hollow 44 pro model, went to season it and it says to get it up to 300 couldn't get it past 256. It was 67 degrees outside. Today I tried smoking some salmon and couldn't get it past 160 but it was probably 20 to 30 degrees cooler. Tried adjusting everything and nothing worked. Looked at the flame and turned the knob to low and high again and looked like it didn't change much. I'm desperate.

Bando,

It's possible that you have a bad regulator and if that's the case, contact Smoke Hollow and have them send you another one.

It's also possible that the low pressure safety function has kicked in.   Turn your tank and your burners off.  Disconnect the propane.   Reconnect the propane making sure that the collar is threaded correctly.   Turn on the propane then after 5 seconds, turn one of the burners on to High and light it.   Once the first burner is going, light the second burner.   Adjust the knobs between low and high and see of the flame level changes now.

 

[chazemt]

I have the Smoke Hollow 44....LOVE IT!!!  I've had no problem with it going through propane.  Have smoked countless ribs, a few fatties, a brisket, a boston butt....all problem free with this smoker!

 

[smokinnn]

Thanks.
Sound likes the AMNTS is the way to go .
I will add a needle valve to it.
Were do you put the AMNTS in the smoker ?

So which kind of needle valve works best with this smoker?  I'd like to add one too, but there seems to be a lot of different kinds depending on things like PSI, hose diameter, etc.  I just want to be sure to get one that works well with this smoker.  

Thanks!!!

Kevin

 

[slysmoke]

This is the one I put in my 38:

 

[smokinnn]

 
This is the one I put in my 38:

I actually ordered that exact one, but it does not seem to fit. I have a 44 inch.  I assume, you would put it between the hose from the propane canister and where it attaches to the smoker?  The line going from the propane to the smoker is 3/8" I think.  

 

[slysmoke]

I installed mine in line just before the factory knob. I'm not sure how you would do it on the 44 since it has 2 burners? Maybe where the line splits to go to the individual burners? Don't know how accessible that would be.

 

[grandmastershek]

I heard the glass is pretty hard to keep clean , which kinda makes sense.

I've got the 38", and I've done 2 smokes with it so far and it's pretty dirty. I haven't tried it yet, but I have heard bar keepers friend works. 

 

[smokinnn]

I installed mine in line just before the factory knob. I'm not sure how you would do it on the 44 since it has 2 burners? Maybe where the line splits to go to the individual burners? Don't know how accessible that would be.

Thanks!!  I'll check that out, it did not seem reall accessible when I did a quick check yesterday but I did not try very hard.  I wonder if it would be better to just replace the entire main hose from the propane to the smoker?  Or is it better to have it more directly connected to an individual burner?

 

[slysmoke]

This isn't m ine, but I found ir here on the forums: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/188229/needle-valve-mod and it is kind of like my setup.

 

[42firewalker]

I had this smoker for about a year. Love it! When from charcoal to gas, due to want to get some more sleep on overnight cooks for team food days.

On clean glass, I have just been using a metal stainless steal pad in dish cleaning section (like steel wool) and hot water. Works great.

I cook mainly ribs and pork butts. Did my first fatty this weekend and bacon cover hotdogs (my wife said that the only hot dogs she will eat now).

Done a few hams and frozen turkeys (look it up) crazy a buddy at work that does a lot of fundraisers told me about it was one the moistest turkeys I had.

 

[smokinnn]

I've been using an Amazen Smoker Tube (AMST??) with my Smoke Hollow 44.  When I am cold smoking everything seems fine, it fills the smoker with smoke and it exits from the smoke stack vent on top.  But when the heat is on, it seems like the smoke from it is being drawn downward instead of up through the tube vent.  I put the tube on the same rack as my water pan (so it was actually below the surface as I used a different pan on a lower rack instead of the one that comes with it.  The smoke from the chip pans seems to fill the smoker and exit the top,  So any ideas why the smoke from the pellet tube would be drawn downward?  

BTW, I have now changed over to using sand in my water pan now instead of water.  I read about that on this forum and so just today I put some foil in my water pan (now using the original that came with the smoker), put sand on top of that and foil on top of that.  I am going to try it for the first time this Friday when I will be smoking 6 racks of baby back ribs.  Hopefully the sand will help maintain a steady temperature as well as the water, but be way easier to clean up.   :-)

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[heffy]

I have had mine for about 6 months now. I have warm weather so I use low flame-very low. I use a little charcoal in the wood box's to maintain the smoke.  I am thinking of using a large pan to use as a smoke box, allowing the burners to keep the smoke working and use larger wetter wood chunks. 

The glass window really helps out.when looking for the red tint on the meats.  I do clean the inside glass every couple of smokes with just water and a sponge-works really well.

I like the product, I don't burn myself as much with the larger grates and openings!  I have gotten good results, it's hard to keep the neighbors away!

JH

 

[xblume]

 
Was at Sam's today and seen this smoker. Looks like a lot of room in it. Before I buy it

like to find out more about it . So any info will be helpful. Does the AMNPS burn good in it ?

Temp control ?

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• jrod62
• Feb 26, 2013

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• jrod62
• Feb 26, 2013

Thanks for any help on this.

I love my smoke-hollow-44 smoker!  It's big and, unlike someone else's experience, I don't think it uses excessive fuel.  I would like to buy replacement grates, and water pan but haven't had any luck finding replacement parts.

 

[jond36]

Contact the company through their website. Just google smoke hollow. I have and they can sell you spare parts. No problem. Thumbs Up

 

[xblume]

Huh.  I'll have to try again.  I tried and got NO response from them.

 

[heffy]

I have had trouble with the smoke box's. Can't keep a good smoke going more than 45 min. been using a grate to hold larger wood chunks directly over flames. Start high to get going then turn down gas to desired temp.  Any ideas on how to improve the smoke?

 

[heffy]

 I use a sponge with an abrasive pad on one side with water. cleans the glass very well.  Also, from another post, I too have the smoke not rising to the top section. will try to raise the pan, or try a narrower pan.  Will let you know the results.​

 

[slysmoke]

On my SH 38 I use a cast iron skillet to hold the chunks. Lots of other folks here do the same for various gas smokers.

 

[cayotica]

I tried smoking with propane one time, IMHO it doesn't work well in southern Florida in the summer, dang thing ran what too hot!

 

[chili50bq]

I've had one for about 2 months an love it. The propane it uses is about the norm for this type cooker. I've done 4 long burns on 1- 20LP tank. The temp stays pretty about where you want it once you get it set. I use a maverick oven digital gauge and have 2 other gauges I installed at different heights in the side. I also removed the damper at the stack an made one out of a tailpipe extension from advance that was about 5 bucks with a flat 1/8 piece of steel on top held down with a vale spring and added a handle. Works great and is a lot better then the original which is hard to move when smoker is hot. I highly recommend this cooker.

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