PID - is one probe sufficent or are two really necessary?

[classicrockgriller]

Raf all you stated is good info coming from someone in the trenches doing the smoking.


I think one day we will see a pid controller that will be offered or standard equipment

on the digital Bradley that will have all the features we are purchasing as add-ons.

This is not a rumor, just MY thoughts. Now that would be a fine smoker.

[RAF128]

In addition to my 2 bradleys (and OBS and a 6 rack DBS) I have a home made smoker I built that I use for large batches of sausage.   It about 3 X 3 and 7 feet high.   I use the burner from my turkey cooker as a heat source, an old cast iron frying pan on top of that for the wood chips.   Temp control is a challenge.   I can't leave it alone as the temp goes up as the out side temp rises or the sun beats down on it.   I wish I had the know how and the confidence to convert it to electric and have a PID controller.