This is the one to use
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Like all the others here if you go low and slow with chicken skin it is harder to crisp up. Ill do a smoke tube, sometimes, but always hot and fast. The only method I've found to work doing low is to pop in fryer to crisp.
So as others have stated don't cook to temp cook to feel. Wrap at the stall whenever that hits, start probing at 195, put your water pan under brisket ontop of drip pan and ensure to trim.
I think you'll find most foods (ribs, chicken, steaks) you'll do fine smaller cuts but something like a brisket is waaaay more forgiving doing a 15+lb packer vs a small 4lb one. Just my experience
You're comparing apples to oranges, is problem#1. Pellet smokers will inevitably be less smoke then an offset, green egg, etc and hence why people add a smoke tube when they want that smoke flavor punch. Reqtec is just a quality PELLET smoker with an awesome warranty and when compared to a camp...
How were the results with a smoke tube? I'm torn between adding a tube or going low, maybe 220 for 2hours and then up to 350 for the remaining time. My fear that low is not getting over 140 in 3 hours.