Tony Shimko
New member
Hello, I have been trying to make the same stoker v guru decision, and there were some other differences that had not been discussed. (sorry, didn't know whether to hijack or start a new thread)
regarding the blower/damper devices, and based on the mfg's documentation, neither system use proportional control of the blower, each have a on/off control to the blower. is this correct?
the stoker blower has an automatic damper which fully opens/closes when the blower is on/off
the guru blower has a manual damper which the user can modify.
it seems like either approach might be preferred, and was wondering how others find the damper usage.
1) the stoker maintains more complete and automated control of the air inlet flow without user intervention
2) the guru lets the user set the damper to a passive air intake so the fan only comes on add additional airflow when needed.
is there any preference between these approaches that makes one suited more for one cooking style or another?
the stoker would need to run the blower more often for a short time in the beginning and increasing frequency and duration later in the cook.
the guru would need to run blower less often in general, particularly in the beginning
I live in a fairly densely populated area, is there a noise issue at all or are these fans pretty silent (thinking about neighbors or my wife hearing a blower going on/off all night long when its hot and people have the window open)
thanks a lot for any insight on this.
regarding the blower/damper devices, and based on the mfg's documentation, neither system use proportional control of the blower, each have a on/off control to the blower. is this correct?
the stoker blower has an automatic damper which fully opens/closes when the blower is on/off
the guru blower has a manual damper which the user can modify.
it seems like either approach might be preferred, and was wondering how others find the damper usage.
1) the stoker maintains more complete and automated control of the air inlet flow without user intervention
2) the guru lets the user set the damper to a passive air intake so the fan only comes on add additional airflow when needed.
is there any preference between these approaches that makes one suited more for one cooking style or another?
the stoker would need to run the blower more often for a short time in the beginning and increasing frequency and duration later in the cook.
the guru would need to run blower less often in general, particularly in the beginning
I live in a fairly densely populated area, is there a noise issue at all or are these fans pretty silent (thinking about neighbors or my wife hearing a blower going on/off all night long when its hot and people have the window open)
thanks a lot for any insight on this.