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[soonerdawg]

Sooner born, sooner bred, when I die I'll be sooner dead. Unfortunately I live in northern Florida but will forever be a Sooner. Grillin for a long time, smokin for a few months. WSM 22.5. All is good - use the maverick temp gauge. Having a problem with keeping the temp constant. I use the minion method but find myself up and down adjusting the vents. I have smoked enough to have seasoned the smoker. Any suggestions/tips would be appreciated.
Boomer Sooner!!
Just to be clear, I root for all Oklahoma teams, including OSU, except when they play us.

 

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[s2k9k]

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it! The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want! 

I don't use charcoal much but I have a Mini WSM and I have found with it I need to make small adjustments to the vents and give it 15-20 minutes to stabilize. It's easy to overcompensate with the vents and not giving it time to settle down it's easy to do again. I have read a lot about how good the WSM is with consistent temps and that's why I built the Mini. Hang in there and take your time and I'm sure it will all come together for you!

 

[zahlgren]

 

[soonerdawg]

Thanks for the welcomes and the tips.

 

[jp61]