Smoker produces too much thick, bitter smoke that makes food taste acrid.

Safety first: Ensure adequate ventilation in the area where the smoker is used to avoid inhaling concentrated smoke.

Steps to improve smoke quality:

• Open vent: Open the top vent more to allow stale smoke to escape and fresh air to enter.
• Limit smoke time: Use smoke for the recommended duration, then continue cooking with heat only if needed.
• Check burner temperature: Ensure the bisquette burner is hot enough to burn pucks cleanly. Clean the burner plate and verify power to the burner element.
• Avoid stacking bisquettes: Confirm that only one bisquette at a time is on the burner plate and that spent pucks are dropping into the water bowl properly.