Hi guys, I was at Lowes tonight checking out the Master Forge dual door unit again, and am seriously considering it (over the
Masterbuilt similar model)....any thought on this?
To me, the construction seems to be better, and the warranty is better,
I'm wondering though I guess about the temps. I live in the Toronto area. While we don't get heat like you would see in the southern US, we do get some hot days. Should I expect to have problems keeping a 225 temp?
Also being in Canada, I am naturally wondering about winter use. Would I expect to have trouble getting the temperature up in winter?
How high a temp should I expect to be able to get with this unit?
After trimming the water pan, do you have trouble keeping the temperature low?
If I left out the water pan and just used a foil pan on a rack with water in it or something would this help in the winter to get higher temps?
I'm also interested in what you were saying about the bottom vents not being needed...is this just because you were trying to cut back on propane use so you run with them closed? The manual seems to say that they should never be fully closed....I assume to allow for enough air for a clean burn? The manual doesn't really say much about how they SHOULD be used, so I really don't know...this would be my first smoker.
I'm seriously considering this unit and am very interested in experiences of others....thanks!
Daniel