Smoker report 8/22:

[reefsquater]

If you are getting an electric smoker from cabellas it will take a little practice getting smoke at lower temps. They are good for maintaining temps for long periods of time though. They also take a lot of the guess work out.

For mine, I have to use a tablespoon of sawdust in with very fine wood chips to get the smoke going. The smoke will be bitter if you do not open the vent well.

If I don't have the sawdust, I let mine go 45 minutes with the door open, this way the element still heats the wood chips but it stays on longer as the unit doesn't reach temp. Once it gets smoking a little, then I close the door and bring it to temp.