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I have an 18" Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker. I found that I was using it less and less because it was so labor intensive to keep the fire going, and at a consistent low temperature for such items as pulled pork, ribs and brisket. I was constantly attending to it and could do little else during the cooking period but tend to the smoker. Even with all of that effort, I was not able to obtain consistent results. So, my son gave me the IQ for Christmas, and I just got around to trying it out. It is so simple to attach and use. Yesterday I cooked two 5 lb. chickens on the lower grate and three racks of St. Louis spareribs on the upper using this device. As per recommendation, I started with one chimney full of unlit charcoal along with a half chimney full of lit charcoal. The IQ quickly brought my smoker up to my setting of 225 degrees and maintained it effortlessly for the five hour cooking period. Both the ribs and the chickens were some of the most succulent barbecued meats I have tasted. This thing brought my outdoor cooking up to an entirely new level. This is an essential device for anyone cooking low and slow with charcoal. It receives my highest recommendation.

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I have been using mine for the last year. I cant say enough good things about this little unit. I have it attached to my Weber Kettle for doing low and slow cooks for ribs, brisket and pork shoulder. Put your coals in and start them up with a weber or 3rd party ignition cube, make sure the vents are all closed and let the ique110 do the rest. This thing holds the temperature in my grill nice and steady for as long as I need to cook. No need for any water pans to help keep the temperature down or messing with vents.

I previously tried doing my low and slow cooking with the smokenator 1000 but i was constantly having to open the kettle to either put in more coal or more water and always opening the vents more or closing them. This helps reduce the amount of coals used during your cook which allows you to cook longer. I think the longest I have went before having to put more coals in with this is around 14 hours at 225 degrees.

Only suggestion I would make if you pick one of these up is to get a second probe with it. The sensor on this does not like going over 500 degrees and I left mine in when I switched over to doing burgers after cooking a pork shoulder and fried the probe. Then had to wait for a replacement to get shipped. Now I have two just in case one dies or I over heat the grill (though after that mistake I doubt I will leave it in the pit again)

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I love this thing. I first saw Alton Brown use it on TV and since I had a Weber Kettle grill I bought one. I've used it twice on the Weber and the only thing I didn't like was it heated up when having to open the grill cover in order to spritz my ribs. I have since built a smoker with a seperate firebox so now I can open the cooking area and not fill the firebox with fresh oxygen which makes the fire go crazy. The smoke coming out of the firebox keeps the air from going down into it. Anyway this little item will honestly hold the temperature right where you set it and you can walk away. I have found that it is best to start the fire low with only a few charcoal briquets burning and let the unit bring it up to temp. If you start with a whole chimney of blazing hot charcoal it takes a lot longer to bring the temperature back down. I also use a temperature probe with a remote so I can monitor the temperature of the smoker and the meat from under a shade tree with an ice cold beer. Hey at least I can admit that I like to eat pig even if I am starting to resemble one. The smoker also makes top notch chicken and beef brisket. Highly recommended if you like to cook low and slow, as long as you have the patience to let the smoker do it's job over several hours.

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I have two IQ110s and will have another by next BBQ season. I compete on the KCBS circut and use the 110 exclusively. It is a flawless performer and way less expensive than the alternatives. Using this device, I can cook a whole brisket on a Weber kettle grill with less than a half bag of charcoal. If you buy one, you won't be disappointed!

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I was trying to decide between a Weber Smoky Mountain and a Weber One Touch Gold 26.5 and finding this accessory allowed me to buy the One Touch with confidence that I'd be able to smoke in it effectively. What a find.

So far I've smoked baby back, KC spare ribs, and pork butt in my One Touch Gold and didn't have to buy a purpose built smoker. With this purchase, I'm actually going to retire my gas grill entirely since I can now grill and smoke using the same kettle.

Awesome product.

---Update 7/8

My temperature probe failed after just a few smokes (the IQ just started blinking green and red and the fan would never turn on). I emailed the manufacturer and they asked me to mail them back the temperature probe and after a couple of weeks (and a reminder email) I got a replacement.

It's back up and running again... hopefully this probe lasts longer than the original.