I've had my eye on this for the past few days. Seriously considering adding it to the stable.
like this part→ "I would also add that these older models are superior because they DO NOT have the thermometer in the lid. A lid thermometer on a water smoker will drip nasties on your beautiful BBQ meats. That is why Weber resisted installing them for decades. That and the fact that they are completely useless for this type of cooking. IMO, the Weber bullet type smoker is the most efficient device ever manufactured for producing charcoal-smoked pork shoulders."
???????? A lid thermometer on a water smoker will drip nasties on your beautiful BBQ meats.
That is why Weber resisted installing them for decades. ????????
wow.
@Kevin L - Yeah, because the majority is always right aren't they? Weber puts cheap and effectively useless analog thermometers on their grills because that is what the majority of buyers expect to see. I have yet to find a single one of these thermometers that is accurate to begin with and, more importantly, maintains that accuracy. More important, because if it at least maintained its inaccuracy, then it could be used for relative measurements...but they don't even do that.
@Matt R - Taking liberties? Sounds like you own a "thermometized" grill. Sorry about your luck. As Harry Soo likes to say, "BBQ is ready when it is ready!" Implying, or course, that the BBQ cooking process is not an exercise in scientific precision. I guess he is "taking liberties" with such a statement.