SM150 accessories

sorry it took so long to respond but when i came back from vacqation the site was down. the hood is pretty nifty in tight enclosed spaces. on thing i have noticed is the meat coming out of this unit is a tiny bit more barky than the one i have setting under the 5 foot hood in our trailer. i think it most flow more air thru the smoker.
as far as temp probes go both of ours are the old units so i just use the 16 buck taylor remotes from target. works well and they are cheap enough that at last count i had 8 of the things and use them to monitor the reefer and freezer, pit temps on the fec and sm's, and meat temps. health inspector liked the remotes being used on the reefer and freezer a lot.
as far as spares go i don't have any except the element and after 2 years i am convinced the thing is as bullet proof as a vulcan commercial oven is.
hope it helps
jack

Get full size disposable pans and fold up the corners. They work great when holding meat. I also like a grid. We've used them for browning off the meat in the FE, but they would work well if you want to raise the meat out of any drippings.
Peggy

We rarely use the rib racks. We get requests about ribs, but not many buyers. I don't think market customers want to eat around the bones!
Sometimes we get a special order for ribs and we don't need the rib rack to do a slab or two.
Maybe it'll work in the future.
Peggy

Used the new probe on the 150 last night. Worked slick as a whistle. Stuck it in the deckle end of a brisket set probe at 195 and hold at 150. Next morning one beautiful brisket smoked to perfection. Keep stokin and smokin

Thanks very much to all of you. This forum is really terrific. I was suffering heavy withdrawals when it was down the last few days.
Hawsfli, your experience so far with the probe is great. You must be really glad you made that couple hundred buck investment. Thanks Peggy for the tip about folding up the disposable pans.

bbqlou,
You're most welcome. I always feel like my suggestions are kind of silly ones, but they're things that have helped me when I was needing a hand. Wishing you the best!
Peggy