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Greetings Learned Forum: My Auber Temperature Controller arrived yesterday. It will be taking its maiden voyage this weekend, when I smoke two Boston Butts. I noticed that a silicone gasket is an option. I checked with Auber, and they said that the vast majority of WSM users do not use the...

Hi Matt: I had the same experience cooking ribs with my new Maverick. I had 3 slabs, rolled, up top and the same down below. I had the Maverick probe clipped onto the top grate. It was reading 50-75 above the lid thermometer. I decided to go with the Maverick readings, which meant very low...

Thank you both.

And the winner is...? I was just wondering how people cook multiple butts at the same time. I am hoping to do 4 next weekend on my 18": 2 above and 2 below. But I only have one ET-732. From what I have read, there can be quite a bit of variability between the cooking time of two...

Does anyone have any thoughts on the RT600C?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> I've been starting with the minnion method </div></BLOCKQUOTE> That's it. Looking back, my successful empty water bowl smoke was started with the MM. The one time I...

How bad is the RT600C? $20 is a lot easier to swallow than $90. NickB

That may be a deal breaker... Are there any such plugs made of aluminum or stainless???

Just today, I ordered an Auber. What can I say? I'm a sucker for "20% off." At the very least, it will be fun to learn about and experiment with. NickB

That makes sense, Ed. Especially the part about the inherent leakage of the WSM. If it were completely airtight, opening up the top vent to some extent would be required. But since it is far from airtight, the blower will provide more than enough pressure to vent the system through all the...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Sous Vide </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I just googled this. I had never heard of it. Just when you think you are getting "cooking" under your belt, along comes an entire method you...

What I like about it is that it takes advantage of the effort I have already put in to lovingly seal them. I can't tell you what a rush it is to open the freezer and see them in there, ready to go. I found myself involuntarily humming the theme from The Flintstones this morning after I saw...

Greetings Learned Forum: After reading many posts and recipes from this site, the conventional wisdom seems to be "always leave the top vent fully open." In fact, I have not found a single recommendation to the contrary. But by adding an ATC into the equation, does this change things? Are...

Bam! Thanks, Stefan.

I know, I know! I was shocked. Not to reiterate my other thread, but this was my first smoke with my new Maverick. The Weber thermometer was reading 50+ degrees lower than the Maverick. I guess now I know which one was "right." But the Maverick is dead on accurate, with a boiling water...