Hi All!
I have been reading the forums for the past month or so and finally got my smoker a week ago. I went back and forth on the need for one, but you guys have talked me into it! I need thank Bryan at Yard and Pool (http://www.yardandpool.com) for a great deal. I got the Stainless OBS, a cover, Maverick ET-73, Jerky racks, the Bradley Recipe Collection and that good old box of sample pucks. The service was great and I couldn't be happier!
I have already done a couple smokes: a variation of the "Atomic Buffalo Turd", "Smoked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast" and the "Honey Spiced Chicken Wings" They all came out well, now I am ready to step up to a real cut of meat ;)
I have read through many of the posts on the PID. I have all the hardware on order and everything looks straight forward. The only question I have is about the temperature probe on the thermocouple. It seems that everyone just hangs this in the smoker vent, has anyone drilled a hole in the back and mounted it? I saw one picture of the Dwyer temperature switch installed with this done, but no directions. Is there any reason to not mount the probe? Is there a benefit to hanging it in the vent?
Thanks all for the advice, I really appreciate it!
Quote from: LowTide on September 08, 2007, 08:09:32 AM
Is there any reason to not mount the probe?
No
Quote from: LowTide on September 08, 2007, 08:09:32 AM
Is there a benefit to hanging it in the vent?
Don't have to drill a hole :D
Arcs_n_Sparks
The probe on for my PID came fitted with two spade lugs so I mounted it hardwired to the PID and stick the probe thru the vent. I was too lazy to add a plug to the probe and a socket to the hobby box to make it detachable. Maybe other makes of probes come with a plug. I'm only familiar with the one I got from e-bay.
Tom