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For those who are interested in hearing an update: 1: We're going to meet with our client (aka the prof who set this as a capstone project) to see what he's looking for exactly. Are there anything I should know about smoker community that would be useful and not widely known? 2: Its possible...

So to specify, fat-side pointing towards where the heat flows from?

thats awesome that it works a lot better in that configuration; and only a difference of 5 degrees (in fahrenheit?) is great. We sadly have to keep ours as an offset design so we cant make the same modification.

Maybe I didnt fully understand, but what exactly was the change your friend made to the smoker? I'll take note of the top down cooking, thank you.

So far we plan on repurposing a 35lb propane tank for our design and will incorporate a tuning plate or baffles.

Hey everyone, I'm part of an engineering team in a Canadian university and we're tasked with creating (ideally the best) Texas-style offset smoker. We're new to smoking, and would appreciate it if people can share their experiences about shortcomings of current models (uneven cooking...