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The were bought of by Char-Broil I believe and at best make entry level rigs. I have an offset model purchased at least 15 years ago before they sold out, its made of boiler plate not sheet metal like the new ones. Leaky, cheap and light weight.
Its all about moving the smoke laden air and heat. The lower the temperature, the less the air moves so you get hot and cold spots.
I have a New Braunfels smoker offset smoker and drilled a hole in the cooking section just after the connection to the firebox, mounted a small long shaft motor on...
Always air dry meat before smoking to form a pellicle, a thin membrane that will prevent a slimy snotty covering that forms on wet meat. The moisture mixes with the smoke and gets NASTY.
The lower the fat content the longer they will last without going rancid, they dry easier and will have a better chew to them. With jerky you want no fat so go low. Are you compressing them? Extruding them?
Different peppers affect different areas of the tongue so I always use several different peppers so as not to overload one spot, this also helps to give an immediate shot of heat with a nice finish of heat. For 10 pounds I go with 2 Tbl fine black, 2 tsp cayenne, and 2 tsp red pepper flakes...