After haveing the FEC100 for 68 days; I have a couple of thoughts to share:
1. Best smoker I ever had. I've have webers, eggs, bradleys and a host of others. Nothing delivers consistent flavor and expected burn of fuel the way the FEC does.
2. Awsome capacity: Yeah stick burners look good, but my capacity is often larger than all but the larger ones.
3. Reliable: Mine has went out twice, but I'm sure it was a setting issue or wind in exhaust. Does not matter; get a maverick and monitor.
4. Fuel cost are extremly resonable. Bradely pucks ate me alive and lump charcoal quality differed between each bag!
5. Use the rubs from CS and doctor up the free sauce. So what if you can make better sauce and rubs; can you be consistent? Are you accurately keep cost per pound when you buy that extra bottle of chipolte? Add flavor to the sauce and save time and money.
6. Last, but not least; prepare. You know you need more than 2 bags of pellets from Candy; so order 6! You will use them one day.
7. Like the Prison Chief says "Keep a log book of what you do when you do it" Learn and grow.
8. This forum makes everything better!
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