Got an Old Country Pecos yesterday and love it…got her up and down different size sticks and vents, been holding at 225° for about an hour.
by Dix_Face_Mtn
4 Comments
TheBrownKn1ght
Don’t trust built in thermometers
experimentalengine
Have you confirmed temps on the grate, and across the length of the grate? I have the same smoker and I didn’t add a thermometer in the lid and just rely on my probes on the grate, but I’ll add that I’ve been very happy with how well it holds temperatures with fairly minimal fuss. It’s not the same temp across the grate; mine runs hotter in the middle. I’m going to add some tuning plates to even it out.
toffeehooligan
Throw on another half split. No one has the time to cook at 225F for 85 hours. 250F to 275F is perfectly fine and you save 4-5 hours and most of your sanity.
GreenThumbPal
I like how your thermometer is color coded with ranges for ideal temps for each section. Where did you get that thermometer?
4 Comments
Don’t trust built in thermometers
Have you confirmed temps on the grate, and across the length of the grate? I have the same smoker and I didn’t add a thermometer in the lid and just rely on my probes on the grate, but I’ll add that I’ve been very happy with how well it holds temperatures with fairly minimal fuss. It’s not the same temp across the grate; mine runs hotter in the middle. I’m going to add some tuning plates to even it out.
Throw on another half split. No one has the time to cook at 225F for 85 hours. 250F to 275F is perfectly fine and you save 4-5 hours and most of your sanity.
I like how your thermometer is color coded with ranges for ideal temps for each section. Where did you get that thermometer?