Grillestate
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Hey all, been a fan of the forum for a while, but this will be my first post. I've had my 18" WSM for a while and have been pretty happy with it, but I finally decided to invest in a blower for those longer overnight cooks. After doing a lot of research (and finding out the PartyQ had been discontinued) I finally settled on the Auber Instruments SYL-2615SYS-W. (Runner up was the IQ110)
The one thing I haven't been able to really figure out though, is what the best CFM would be. The one I'm looking at offers 6.5, 10 and 20 CFM. Auber recommends the 6.5CFM blower is recommended for low and slow cooking on the WSM 18, but I also cook a lot of chicken (hung like a PBC) hot and fast at around 325-350, so maybe the 10 CFM blower would be a better investment? I've tried understanding it on my own but it looks like it's a little over my head right now, any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated.
And if anyone has a different blower recommendation they feel would be a better fit, please let me know.
Edit: After doing a bit more research, I'm a bit less married to the Wifi Auber, it's starting to sound like all those features make it too complicated for it's own good. This one might be the better buy. It doesn't have a food probe, but that's what my thermo SMOKE is for anyway. Still unsure about the 6.5 vs 10 CFM though.
Thanks all
The one thing I haven't been able to really figure out though, is what the best CFM would be. The one I'm looking at offers 6.5, 10 and 20 CFM. Auber recommends the 6.5CFM blower is recommended for low and slow cooking on the WSM 18, but I also cook a lot of chicken (hung like a PBC) hot and fast at around 325-350, so maybe the 10 CFM blower would be a better investment? I've tried understanding it on my own but it looks like it's a little over my head right now, any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated.
And if anyone has a different blower recommendation they feel would be a better fit, please let me know.
Edit: After doing a bit more research, I'm a bit less married to the Wifi Auber, it's starting to sound like all those features make it too complicated for it's own good. This one might be the better buy. It doesn't have a food probe, but that's what my thermo SMOKE is for anyway. Still unsure about the 6.5 vs 10 CFM though.
Thanks all
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