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I find it to be very accurate for heat and to have an even heat through the chamber. The only problem I had was during the pandemic, a part went and I had to wait a couple of months to get a replacement but that has been common with other products.
There are several options. Yes, you could start at a lower temperature (I would go more like 220F) until the internal temperature is about 120 F then kick up the heat to 400 F to finish off.
However, If I want more smoke flavour, I generally prefer to cook at 220 F to an internal temperature...
Thanks, Chris. I forgot how good a basic cooked chicken is.
Har! See the next quote! Thanks for the kind words.
It is an easy technique. It has to be I do it. Here is a video showing how.
One of my blog followers just got a pellet smoker. They have little cooking experience and asked me for a basic, no fuss recipe for cooking a whole chicken.
I had an immediate problem. You can just put a whole chicken in a pellet smoker and get a decent result but you get a much superior result...