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    The distance between the charcoal and the grate.

    Hi , Thanx for the replies. I guess that I wasn't clear enough, I meant smoking only, and as per "thirdeye"s comment, the magic number is about 24". my concern is how critical it is since I found out that the distance in my drum is 16".
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    The distance between the charcoal and the grate.

    I'm in the middle of building a drum charcoal smoker (there is a pic of it in my other post) and I would like to ask for your experience to let me know if there is a rule of thumb to determine the right distance between the charcoal trey/pan and the grate above it?
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    Temperature measuring advise.

    Hello and thank you all for your replies. as I've mentioned, I was thinking about a thermometer like the "tel tru" which I believe is a brand name. since my drum is one of 20" dia, I figured that the best one will be with about 10" stem. from what I've seen on the web, they're with shorter...
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    Temperature measuring advise.

    Hi , this is my first post , so please correct me where I'm wrong. I'll try to learn. I'm building a smoker. it's a vertical 20" dia. old water tank. I would like to ask for your advise how to measure the temperature in it. I've seen that there are thermometers with a long probe that could be...
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