El Kabong NDN
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Apologies in advance if this topic already has been covered, but I don't know the phrase to describe what is happening with my Bull.
Did my first brisket for the 4th -- 14# packer, put it on at 11pm at 225, held temp great, might've wrapped a bit soon (need to calibrate my probes), took it off to rest at 3pm, served at 6pm. Cut it a little thick and probably needed to trim it better, but overall it went well.
Now, the issue. After the brisket came off, I put a beer-can chicken on for one of my guests, and it turned out fine as well. But the result was the Bull was pretty much running for 18 hours straight. I had filled the pellet hopper before I started, so I didn't run out. But when I opened the hopper this morning during my cleanup, I noticed in the center of the hopper the pellets had run down almost to the bottom, while along the sides, the pellets were still clinging to the wall. I would expect the hopper to empty out as the pellets were used in a more even manner. If I had cooked much longer, it would have looked like I ran out of pellets while the hopper still would have had some in there.
Is this a known issue with the Bulls? Is there a workaround or a part that I'm missing?
Oh, and the results:
Did my first brisket for the 4th -- 14# packer, put it on at 11pm at 225, held temp great, might've wrapped a bit soon (need to calibrate my probes), took it off to rest at 3pm, served at 6pm. Cut it a little thick and probably needed to trim it better, but overall it went well.
Now, the issue. After the brisket came off, I put a beer-can chicken on for one of my guests, and it turned out fine as well. But the result was the Bull was pretty much running for 18 hours straight. I had filled the pellet hopper before I started, so I didn't run out. But when I opened the hopper this morning during my cleanup, I noticed in the center of the hopper the pellets had run down almost to the bottom, while along the sides, the pellets were still clinging to the wall. I would expect the hopper to empty out as the pellets were used in a more even manner. If I had cooked much longer, it would have looked like I ran out of pellets while the hopper still would have had some in there.
Is this a known issue with the Bulls? Is there a workaround or a part that I'm missing?
Oh, and the results: