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Here is a link to smoke characteristics that may be of help.
https://amazingribs.com/more-technique-and-science/grill-and-smoker-setup-and-firing/science-of-wood-and-smoke/
"Seen some videos recently on the VEVOR brand. Chinese but the reviews are mostly positive. Any feedback on the brand?"
I doubt you will find anything dealing with meat processing short of commercial units in a packing house that is not made in China. I would pay attention to warranty; the...
You might be able to fashion the deflector from a piece of aluminum and a couple of flattened out nails held to the aluminum with JB Weld. Just a thought. Their support was supposed to get back to me on a replacement gear hub for my 665. Their support said they would get back to me. Several...
Sweet deal! My wife uses that round griddle for pancakes, heating up tortillas, etc. By comparison Amazon is selling the same set for quite a bit more...
Congrats. Sooner or later you are going to want to tinker with it. Check out this link and enjoy!
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/smokintex-1400-owners-out-there-help-me-get-tbs.133283/
The ST smokers are analog. You can expect to see temps fluctuate 15/20 degrees high and low of your set temp due to power being sent and stopped to the element. This is perfectly normal. It will over shoot and stop heating and then at a low temp point start heating again. Sometimes more...
SmokinTex (ST) has been around for years as has CookShack and SmokinIt. All solid smokers. ST has not embraced the electronic PID technology preferring to keep it simple (I guess). ST used to have a forum which was quite popular. I don't know why they stopped the forum. Several owners have...
There are three all stainless steel models. All are expensive but reliable. Smokin-it, CookShack, and SmokinTex. I have a Smokin-it and Cookshack. Utterly reliable. No problems or iffiness. Just solid performance. I have no experience with SmokinTex but they have been around for many years.