first time with smoker

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I have an ECB, great smoker to get some skills on. But it needs mods.  I wonder what your temps were. The therm on the ECB is notorious for being LOUSY. I would suggest adding at least one therm to the lid here is a pic of mine with  a therm i picked up a Home Depot for $6 if i remember correctly . 

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. A second is not bad for the side. 

I smoke whole chicken for about 5 hours, can take up to 6 depending on a few things. I like to keep my smoker at about 225 for  whole chicken. 

Do you have electronic meat thermometer?   You can get wirelessones, but I have yet to find one that works well. So i just get simple Taylor therm for $12 at Lowes and  just walk to the smoker to check my temps. Or look out the patio window.  

With keeping temp at a consistent 225 ish and get internal temp of the chicken of 180 in 5-6 hours. We like apple and hickory or apple and cherry for the wood.

Here are a couple of pics.


Pic on left is whole chicken on my ECB the one on the right is from my Master Built Gas smoker. I like the gas smoker better since it keeps a more consistent temp. But the ECB can do it just takes some work and USE the mods recommended in many forums here. 

Have fun. 
 
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