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I'm fascinated by your air distribution approach. Any updates on how it's worked for you?

For you guys having trouble with the discount code, 47000RRRRR0662R will get you $10 of an order of $50 or more. I used it yesterday and today and now I have 400 lbs of charcoal in my garage.

I've only done 2 quartered chickens but there was plenty of room to spare. I bet you could fit at least 4 or more.

I have it positioned well away from any arboreal threats. :) It was an oak tree that killed my old grill so every time I smoke, I get a little revenge, chunk by chunk. . .

Got it put together! Now to fire up some chicken and get it seasoned. One bummer is it looks like I got the pre-2014 center section without the temperature probe grommet. Not sure what I think about that. . .

Hi everybody. I just got a 22.5" WSM. If fact, it's still in the box. I had to post here first to make it official. ;) I've been smoking meats on my Weber kettle for years. Once upon a time I had a crappy Char-Griller with a side fire box that tree mercifully destroyed during an ice storm...

Not sure if their method is published but the Omega PIDs have a pretty reasonable autotuner algorithm.

All ATCs require the fire to die down when the fan isn't on. Does your WSM drop in temp when you shut all the vents? If so, you're good to go. I don't have a WSM but I use an ATC on my Weber kettle. I wouldn't call it sealed but the temp definitely drops when the fan isn't blowing and I get...

The only ADC in my workflow that could have caused that was in the Maverick ET-73. I took a time-lapse photo of the monitor every second and transcribed those values to a spreadsheet.

It's a 72/73 probe and I have no idea what resistor Maverick uses inside their ET-73 but it would be interesting if they have limited the resolution of their thermometer by using the wrong resistor values.

There's a vendor forum on another BBQ site* with the guy that is selling those. I agree that there are more robust and polished products out there like an iQue or PartyQ for a similar price. Or if you can solder, you could build a HeaterMeter and get more features than any commercial unit out...

That's as strong an argument for HM as I've seen. It's a testament to both your control loop programming and the tuning you've done to dial in the coefficients for your pit. Well done. I'm smoking in a Weber kettle so thermal efficiency is just a bit lower than your BGE. . . It does come up to...

Agreed on oven temperature control. Add to that the fact that my oven is old and the temperature indicator ring on the dial control is well worn and barely legible and I'm surprised it even got as close as it did. I was going to mention that in my original post but forgot to. On the question of...

I turned my oven to 250 ºF, waited until it came up to temperature and put my thermocouple and Maverick probe in, taking a photo of the displays every second. After transcribing the temperatures from each frame, I plotted them. Here's what it looks like. While there are too many variables to...

I've been down that road too. In a pinch I used cardboard but it really got soggy as I tend to use a high-hydration dough. If you have a local restaurant supply store they should have a nice, inexpensive aluminum peel.

One thing we have not mentioned that that temperature measurement speed is dependent on the coefficient of convective heat transfer for substance being measured. Liquids are much faster than gases, as most of us have undoubtedly observed already. I've been digging some more and found an...

Ralph, that air distribution system is pretty cool. Is that under an ash pan or will those holes get covered during a cook? Tasty looking pizza. Do you use parchment to get the pie off the peel? I used to do that but didn't really like how the bottom of the crust turned out so I use rice flour...

I had an ET-73 probe die when it got above 500 ºF. The display just read HHH and the probe never worked again.

It could be that the smoothing effect is masking temperature fluctuations. For example, here is an oscillation and the resulting damped signal using a 120 second moving average filter to approximate the effect of the probe's thermal mass. That's why I'm curious if anybody has logged...

Hey Ralph, quick question about your pit. Obviously it's very efficient as evidenced by the low fan speeds and steady temps. What kind of pit is it?