I currently smoke on my Weber 26" kettle using a SnS. Last night I cooked a 16lb brisket. I had plenty of room for the brisket and temperatures were pretty easy to hold. My biggest issue was charcoal capacity and the need to refill the charcoal throughout the cook. I have been thinking about getting a temperature controller to make smoking that much easier. I started thinking that a good temperature controller is around $200. If I spend that money I am a 3rd of the way to purchasing a Recteq RT-340. Both options would allow me to get some sleep but with the Recteq I wouldn't have to wake up to refill the coals.
Help me decide:
1. Temperature controller and refill charcoal through cook
2. Recteq RT-340
Help me decide:
1. Temperature controller and refill charcoal through cook
2. Recteq RT-340