Well it reached 65 up in MN yesterday, which for us is basically summer haha, so I had to fire up the 18.5" WSM. Ok who am I kidding, I've been firing it up ever since it hit the 30's consistently. I also recently decided to order a PartyQ so that I can plug it in and forget about it when we disappear for an hour or two, since my SO just cannot get enough of Target. I decided these birds were the perfect test and never had to mess with the temps for 3 hours after i initially let the WSM get up to temp on it's own. They turned out fantastic, and it really did sell me on a temperature controller. Don't get me wrong, the WSM barely needs attention as is, but this really was set and forget.