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Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:23 pm to Neauxla
The digiQs are pretty nifty, but I would personally suggest reading and smoking without one for awhile, just so you can get the hang of the process.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:24 pm to jmon
how does that control the temp? Just looks a temperature gauge... Doesn't have a fan or anything does it?
ETA: nevermind, just re-read that it has 2 fans
ETA: nevermind, just re-read that it has 2 fans
This post was edited on 4/26/13 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:27 pm to Coater
Minion Method
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Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:29 pm to jmon
quote:
The Digi Q for overnight smokes. Unless, of course, you want to wake up periodically during the night to constantly check the temps!
I never wake up in the middle of the night to check temps on my WSM. The WSM is that good at holding temps. I find that once I have the dampers set properly and have a constant temp for an hour, that it can go for 10 hours straight and stay within 20 degrees. That is close enough for me.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:30 pm to Neauxla
Has a blower and a fan and probes for the ambient temp and internal food temp. You can set alarms for high or low on both. After a few years of in and out through the night, I opted for this and have slept well ever since! You will find the WSM a very useful cooking tool!
Ribs and boston butt first!
Ribs and boston butt first!
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:32 pm to RedHawk
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I never wake up in the middle of the night to check temps on my WSM. The WSM is that good at holding temps. I find that once I have the dampers set properly and have a constant temp for an hour, that it can go for 10 hours straight and stay within 20 degrees.
this. the Digi Q looks cool but i've never had a problem maintaining temp without one. use the minion method, and you can set and forget for long smokes.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:37 pm to Eddie Vedder
+1 unless its exceptionally windy outside.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:38 pm to RedHawk
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Minion Method
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What kind of charcoal do you use? Regular Kingsford? Matchlite? etc.?
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:41 pm to RedHawk
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I never wake up in the middle of the night to check temps on my WSM
Y'all are right when you say that the WSM holds temp well, and the minion method is the only way to go. Having stated that I check the temp, not that the WSM can't hold the temp, I tend to worry about it even though its never let me down. I also like the tech aspect of the digiQ. OP was looking for recommendations, so I threw that one out there.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:46 pm to Neauxla
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What kind of charcoal do you use?
Kingsford blue bag
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:46 pm to Neauxla
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Regular Kingsford
supplemented early in the smoke with wood chips.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 2:49 pm to jmon
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OP was looking for recommendations, so I threw that one out there.
absolutely; he should know what his options are...and, although I don't use one, i'll admit the digiQ looks cool from a gadget standpoint.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:00 pm to Neauxla
For me - Kingsford, and 3 parts cherry and or apple wood - to 1 part pecan or hickory for milder smokes on pork, hickory or pecan on poultry, beef can be any combination. There is a long running debate as to whether or not wood needs to be added the entire time, but for me, I load it up in levels in the minion method. The interesting part is finding the flavor profile you like and going with it. The Jack Daniel barrel chips impart a nice flavor on ribs, as well.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:19 pm to Eddie Vedder
I'm a huge tech nerd and I hated on my parents for always playing down smartphones (until they both got one ~4 years ago) and just old people for being tech-averse. Then I see the digiQ and I think oh that's pretty cool, but I like doing it old school. Feel like a hypocrite.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:36 pm to kfizzle85
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Then I see the digiQ and I think oh that's pretty cool, but I like doing it old school. Feel like a hypocrite.
..i like gadgets as well but there is something very satisfying about getting the fire right, and keeping right, without relying on anything else. Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:47 pm to Eddie Vedder
I'll prob end up buying one this summer.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:51 pm to Neauxla
make sure you get a Chimney starter and read the proper method to light it. I was lighting charcoal like a damn fool 
Posted on 4/26/13 at 4:02 pm to CE Tiger
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make sure you get a Chimney starter and read the proper method to light it. I was lighting charcoal like a damn fool
alright, you have to share this story....how exactly where you using the chimney inappropriately?
...you can tell us...we are all friends here... Posted on 4/26/13 at 4:31 pm to kfizzle85
kfizzle- it's a neat gadget. They have a wifi version but that was way too much "tech control" even for me!
I don't use the digiQ for ribs, mostly for the longer than 12 hour smokes for brisket. For butts I can go with or without, depending on what other project I have going on at the same time.
Chimney starter for sure, and get the Weber brand. The knockoffs aren't as fast lighting in my experience.
Find a good rub, or create your own, and that goes for sauces, too.
I don't use the digiQ for ribs, mostly for the longer than 12 hour smokes for brisket. For butts I can go with or without, depending on what other project I have going on at the same time.
Chimney starter for sure, and get the Weber brand. The knockoffs aren't as fast lighting in my experience.
Find a good rub, or create your own, and that goes for sauces, too.
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