I recently built a UDS. I am in the process of burning a bag of charcoal(no name brand) and some apple wood chips as well as sprayed the inside of barrel and lid with olive oil to season the UDS.
My issue is that I'm also trying to learn how to regulate the temp at the same time using a dial thermometer attached at the level of the top cooking grate and also have a lowes brand master forge wireless thermometer at the same height. Dial reads @ 215 and the digital reads @ 246. Does that sound about right other than the fact that the #'s are off I suppose I should go by the digit thermometer since they should be more accurate right?
As a side note I'm not very patient and I decided to build a UDS to train myself to be more of a patient cook on top of enjoying smoked foods and I would like to learn more about how to prepare them. Any responses would be great. Thanks
My issue is that I'm also trying to learn how to regulate the temp at the same time using a dial thermometer attached at the level of the top cooking grate and also have a lowes brand master forge wireless thermometer at the same height. Dial reads @ 215 and the digital reads @ 246. Does that sound about right other than the fact that the #'s are off I suppose I should go by the digit thermometer since they should be more accurate right?
As a side note I'm not very patient and I decided to build a UDS to train myself to be more of a patient cook on top of enjoying smoked foods and I would like to learn more about how to prepare them. Any responses would be great. Thanks