Hey!!! I'm getting a little offended here with everyone calling my WSM a "starter" smoker!!! LOL I love that thing. If you're making pulled pork or doing other long cooks it's great.
The above post is a dead on review of how to measure temp in a WSM. You'll probably find that putting the therm thru the top vent and subtracting a temperature rise value is the easiest met ...
I have the base model. It's called the pitminder. It's bare bones (only one dail two lights to the whole thing) but does a great job of holding the temp to whatever I set. I also bought the larger ...
It's a fantastic hands off setup. A few days ago I did three butts @ 7-9lbs each in 32 degree weather. After getting the cooker going the next time I ...