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My polder digital is acting funny today. Running very high, so I attempted to calibrate it in ice water. Reads 140 F when submerged in ice water, and I cannot get the calibration button to do anything. I tried a new battery but got the same result. Any ideas here? Thanks

My first Guru run will be on Sunday...I'm cooking a brisket, so plan to use the standard Minion method to lighting the fire. Do I need to alter this approach at all with the Guru in place? Thanks

Due to a time crunch, I'm going to need to shortcut and foil a brisket. I have a 7.5 pound whole brisket. Assuming it cooks at 250 degrees, how long to you think it will take to get to 165 degrees internal, then I can foil it and finish it in the oven, or crank up the WSM to cook at 300. Thanks.

I will be attempting my first brisket next week. Looking for suggestions on smoke wood. I have seen pecan recommended, but I don't have access to that, short of mail order. Would hickory work? I have easy access to that. Thanks

Aside from cleaning the grates and water bowl, what other routine cleaning is everyone doing? I've run my WSM a total of 5 times now, and have a decent coating of grease, etc. forming on the inside. Do you scrape this off, or leave it there?

Ran the WSM today under adverse conditions...temps in the low to mid 40's, strong north winds and occasional snow (yes, May 1 in Minnesota!). Thanks to the 3 panel plywood wind shield I built (great idea found on TVWB site!), the WSM maintained the perfect 250 lid temp for 4 hours for ribs. I...