Thread: Popping smoker fix?

Been playing with smoking some jerky in the elcheapo SS fish smoker I had lurking in the garage, works ok but the bloody thing always does a big ‘pop’ when the sawdust tray hits a certain temperature and throws sawdust up onto the meat. Damned pain in the ass, going to put a layer of foil down under the meat rack, any other easy fixes beyond getting a better smoker?