Well, I don't have a thermometer yet. I ordered the guru competitior with the raptor, but, a week later, still it hasn't shipped. I don't want to go buy one just to have until that comes in. So, my concern is that I won't know the temp. of the meat and we get sick, thus, I would have to sell the Bradley.
I got sick on BBQ as a child down in TX. I don't think it was the BBQ, but I had a heat stroke and ate BBQ and I think it just didn't mix right. Nonetheless, it took me over 15 years to want to eat BBQ again, and still to this day, I have to seriously think about it to eat it. So, I don't want to blow my smoking days in the first batch by not getting it cooked. Know what I mean?
Just collecting my stash as I go.