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Thanks for the replies guys. It's a RecTec RT-700 and up until this last cook, it had been really solid. I've attached the temp chart from the cook and it's interesting how there's a steady rise in temp from 200 - 300 minutes. Ambient temp at the start of the cook was about 104º. At the time of...

Is it normal of have difficulty controlling pit temps when it's fairly hot outside? I'm pretty new to using a pellet smoker, only 4 or 5 cooks under my belt. First few went really well, including a large cook on the 4th that included 2 x butts, 3 x racks of spares, a dozen chicken quarters...

Go to is generally Fat Tire or whatever IPA’s I happen to have on hand. Unless it’s taco Tuesday which calls for Pacifico. Local brewery Lakewood also has some fantasticly hoppy offerings. Lately however, I’ve been enjoying sours. They’re a refreshing change that really wakes up the pallet...