Looking at your temps in another post I would be beyond pleased if I could get temps 220-245. To me that's good enough. I have problems with mine running away to 270+. I don't have those problems when starting the smoker the same way but controller the bottom damps manually. I have learned...
I'm somewhat happy with my Stoker, I really like the tech aspect. Today's July4th cook is not going too great. I always start with about 10 pieces in a tightly packed WSM with 3-4 large chunks. I pile the lit charcoal in the center and put the still cold meat on right away. Today's temps...