I thought I would start this thread so that folks could add suggestions/wishes for an already awesome cooker. I am set to get mine shipped in May (so I can get the free cover).
1.) Smoke and hold feature.
It seems very possible if a heating element were added to the bottom of the unit, akin to a regular cookshack smoker, to get this feature. You could wire it in such a way so that after X hours of smoking, the auger and pellet feeder mechanism would stop feeding pellets, burn off the last of the pellets and then kick on the heating element and hold at a temperature set an a separate thermostat. This would be an optional feature. I.E. you can use it or not use it. Obviously, those that use a Marine battery to power the auger should use caution.
2.) A 225 degree setting on the temperature control.
So many folks use 225 as a base. Perhaps my thoughts will change once I get the smoker but the whole idea of me getting the smoker in the first place was to "set it and forget it". If I have to crawl out of the rack to change from smoke setting to a higher temperature then that defeats my purpose and intent. Again, maybe I have it all wrong.
3.) UL & NSL Approval. I am concerned about safety here. If I set the FE100 out on my patio with it plugged into an outside receptacle attached to my house and for some reason the FE100 catches on fire and burns my house down..will I be held liable because I knowingly bought the FE100 without those stickers? I have seen many pictures on this forum where people are talking about running them in their garage, myself included. Is that a huge gamble given they are not rated yet? Once they do get the rating, in the words of John Shiflet (sp) "If CookShack has to change one screw to get the rating, it would not apply to any of the previous FE100's we have shipped". So where would that leave me? Would Cookshack trade me even up for a new FE100?
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