My question is which automatic temperature control unit should I buy? First of all I've never used one and don't know a lot about them....only what I've seen on tv and read on this board. I am convinced that ATC's are VERY important to making consistently great BBQ when it comes to large cuts of meat.
1. I use a WSM 22.5.
2. I do use water in the pan...Does an ATC mean I have to stop and start cooking with no water? If so, why?
3. As a wise man once said "A man has got to know his limitations" so I don't mind hiring someone who is VERY competent with a drill to drill a hole in my unit to run chords (if anybody in the Middle Tennessee area is up for a little extra cash).
4. I do have a Droid phone and love the idea of having pit temp data sent to the phone. However, I'm about to ditch the smart phone and plan to go back to the flip phone. Will a flip phone be able to receive that kind of data?
5. Do ATC's run on batteries or can you use an extension chord? I almost always cook at home with access to an outdoor power outlet but what if I go to a local competition or cookout and don't have access to an outdoor outlet....then what?
6. I am seriously considering buying an additional WSM so l like the idea of a Stoker being able to run several pits at once but hey, I can just as easily buy additional Digiq's. or Party Q's, or Guru's etc.
7. I am not a techie. I have heard that Stokers are VERY complex. If that is true then that likely is not an option.
So which ATC should I go with?....Thanks in advance.
1. I use a WSM 22.5.
2. I do use water in the pan...Does an ATC mean I have to stop and start cooking with no water? If so, why?
3. As a wise man once said "A man has got to know his limitations" so I don't mind hiring someone who is VERY competent with a drill to drill a hole in my unit to run chords (if anybody in the Middle Tennessee area is up for a little extra cash).
4. I do have a Droid phone and love the idea of having pit temp data sent to the phone. However, I'm about to ditch the smart phone and plan to go back to the flip phone. Will a flip phone be able to receive that kind of data?
5. Do ATC's run on batteries or can you use an extension chord? I almost always cook at home with access to an outdoor power outlet but what if I go to a local competition or cookout and don't have access to an outdoor outlet....then what?
6. I am seriously considering buying an additional WSM so l like the idea of a Stoker being able to run several pits at once but hey, I can just as easily buy additional Digiq's. or Party Q's, or Guru's etc.
7. I am not a techie. I have heard that Stokers are VERY complex. If that is true then that likely is not an option.
So which ATC should I go with?....Thanks in advance.