So it was a successful and frustrating day. I smoked a small pork shoulder, I bought a digital wireless thermometer which was very helpful, I smoked it until 195 degrees let it sit and pulled the meat its the first pp i have ever smoked it had good bark, smoke flavor and was very tasty. I also stuffed some chicken breast with jalapenos cc and fresh pineapple slices and wrapped them with bacon.I was pretty happy with the end result flavor and taste were there I think less time in the smoker and more time at a high heat would have left the meat a little more juicy. I had problems with flame in my wood box I had to spend quite a bit of time spraying it down to keep the flames away and i cant get my smoker temp above 230 which i guess is a common problem with this smoker, I need to install the gasket, and i think smaller chunks of wood soaked longer might help, anyway the food went well with homemade mac and cheese corn on the cob, fresh coleslaw and all the fixins, included are pics from to days smoke and a kinda funny one from last week. I welcome your advice and comments. Have a great one Rick