Hot Dang!!! My Smokette arrived yesterday and I've been seasoning it all night. I have a question. How tight should the thermostat keep the temperature. I set mine for 200�F like the directions said and I've measured it with the Polder-type at mid-rack and found it to range from 202�F to 246�F. I've double-checked it against a mercury thermometer from my lab, it's reading true.
Is this normal? If so, doesn't it screw things up? I can hold a steadier temperature than that on my old offset. Just wondering if this is to be expected?
dchem
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