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Hey guy!

I have a dozen cooks on my YS480S, and recently had a few cooks that have burnt. I’m curious if you have any thoughts as to what could be the culprit. Yesterday I had ribs burn while wrapped, which is pretty weird. Had the smoker set for 265, so I’m not sure what’s happening. They were wrapped with apple juice and some butter. Sugar should not burn at 275, so I’m thinking the smoker isn’t really at 265.

Had some wings burn the cook before and was sort of the same issue. Within half an hour they were charred and my temp wasn’t set very high.

Diffuser plate and door were both installed for both of these cooks.

I’ve been smoking and grilling for decades with different types of smokers and grills. So I’m a bit baffled by this one.

I had a look at where the firebox meets up with the body of the smoker, and the silicone looks all intact. Burn grate is clean and sitting where it should be.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Wondering if anyone has had a bitter taste almost like you’d get from creosote when reverse searing with your Yoder YS480S or 640S?

I did some 6oz filet mignons last night, and they were super bitter tasting. Specifically the grill marks from the GrillGrates. Basically ruined them.

I left the diffuser in while bringing the temp up of the meat to 100, took the diffuser door off and slapped the meat on the GrillGrates. Jacked up the temp and it looked great. Temp came up but the bitter taste was terrible.

Lumberjack pellets used for reference.

Wondering if anyone has had a bitter taste almost like you’d get from creosote when reverse searing with your Yoder YS480S or 640S?

I did some 6oz filet mignons last night, and they were super bitter tasting. Specifically the grill marks from the GrillGrates. Basically ruined them.

I left the diffuser in while bringing the temp up of the meat to 100, took the diffuser door off and slapped the meat on the GrillGrates. Jacked up the temp and it looked great. Temp came up but the bitter taste was terrible.

Lumberjack pellets used for reference.