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Thanks Vincent. I appreciate everyone's input. Can't wait to fire this thing up tomorrow. I know I'm going to have to get a fan, probe and adapter for the other WSM as it will be jealous of the other one.

Amir that is correct. I get no GUI. I see that the stokerlog.exe process runs in Task Manager for ~10-20 seconds and then closes. I turned off User Access Control to see if that had any bearing and it did not.

Ok kids I setup my new Stoker tonight and connected to it's internal web server just fine. So I thought I'd try the Stokerlog. I installed 6.7 with no errors. I set it to run as administrator in the Compatibility tab and ran the Stokerlog.exe. I get nothing. I see that for about 10 seconds...

@Curt I had an ah-ha moment when you described it. Cool air sinks and that meat was cooler than the rest of the air so it would naturally sink and make my readings cooler. I hope to get enough tests in before our next comp that I'm comfortable with it. I'm thinking it's time to get a couple...

So I have a new Stoker system sitting on the shelf in my garage ready to use this weekend. I'm pretty confident in the setup except for the placement of the pit probe. I had a comp last weekend and used my ET-73s which worked great...until I put the meat on. Then the temps were off about 30°...

Thanks Pat. I'm typically hard on myself. That's how I roll. On the bright side, we're all pumped for the next comp and ready to put this behind us. I guess by me posting this flub, I hope to actually learn from it myself. If someone else learns from it then that's a good thing too. The...

I agree Russ. Good luck Jeremy you'll do just fine! The second guessing is natural. Hopefully you'll have someone else there to help keep you grounded. I talked to my team last night and we've all made the agreement to keep each other on track at the next comp. We'll see how that goes...

Jeff there are quite a few here in Indiana. The next KCBS competition is in New Palestine on July 29th. It's a good time. Come out and say hi.

We competed in our 2nd KCBS competition last weekend at Smoke on the Square in Franklin, IN. While we had a great time, I single-handedly ruined our chances at a walk. Beer you say? Too much partying? Nope. I thought I was Harry Soo Trigg Tuffy Mixon. Or at least I thought I had to cook...

I just used the Blue because that's what I've always used. Then I did a grilling competition here in Indianapolis 2 weeks ago and the guest judge was the executive chef from the Weber Grill restaurant. He stopped by and talked with the guys I was with and I asked him this very question. He...

Our 2nd sanctioned comp is coming up next week and I will be taking weights for our EZ Ups, more dry coolers than I think I need (to store warm meat) and a propane burner to heat water, etc. The one thing I will do different this time is to follow my timeline (not just bring it). I'm also...

I'll move it to the middle for the next smoke and see what I get. For home use, I'll stick with the lid temp, but for comp, I'd like to have something a little more consistent. What I am struggling with is getting to the bottom rack to spritz effectively with this probe attached to the grate...

Thanks Lew, You're dead on. My probe for the ET-73 was only about an inch away from the sides. Where do you usually have yours located? In the middle of the grate?

I did an awesome smoke this weekend (not many pics so I guess it wasn't that awesome!). I tried doing the clay pot base mod and for the most part I was happy with it. However I noticed something strange. Most of the time the WSM therm and my ET-73 were dead on. When I started losing temp...