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Thanks folks.
I'll do a few more dry runs without food to get a feel for the low and slow. I smoked a chicken last night that came out fairly decent. Didn't have quite enough charcoal in the WSM to hold the temp at 325 for the time needed so I had to finish it off in the oven, but that smoke...
I bought a new ET-732 and used it last week. The remote will not stay synced up to the transmitter at a distance of over 6-8 feet. I am deeply disappointed about that and I have already been in touch with Maverick about getting a warranty replacement.
Edit to add: I bought it more for the...
Thanks again Dave. I will certainly put your advise to good use on my WSM. I will probably end up buying power draft at some point, but I want to go old school until I can hold temperature manually. I don't want to be so dependent on a power draft that I ruin some good meat if the unit dies...
Thanks Dave. That is exactly the type of feed back I was hoping to get. I did a dry run yesterday with a fill load of fuel (just to check burn time for longer cooks). I did find myself chasing that temp yo-yo.
That tip about leaving the top vent full open and making air flow changes only...
The cheese I cold smoked came out awesome. Be careful to not use too much wood.
In this attempt the sharp cheddar seemed to absorb more smoke flavor than the Swiss or mozzarella that I smoked at the same time. All 3 came out wonderfully though.
Good evening.
We bought a WSM 18.5 smoker a couple of weeks ago. I have "seasoned' using a method I read about on another website.
I used it to cold smoke some cheese today. I used apple wood. The hardest part was trying to keep the temp regulated at 90 degrees.
I am looking forward to...