Sorry for the delay...my Father- in Law passed away, so you can imagine what its been like around here.
So back to the first smoke..a couple of chickens. They tasted great, although not particularly smokey. The whole process did not go as smoothly as I'd hoped....and I'm to blame.
Chicken one was about 6.7lbs. Chicken 2 was about 5.3lbs. While both were in the vicinity of 6lbs, there was a difference of almost pound and a half. That's not insignificant at this weight.
Chicken one got probed with the 3D's probe and I used the Thermoworks Smoke on #2. All good so far.
The "Smoke" probe on the cooking grate was a within a couple of degrees of the 3D throughout the cook, however the the meat probe in Chicken #2 ("Thermoworks") read high throughout the cook and reached 165 when the 3D probe was still in the 130's. I expected it to cook faster,being the smaller bird, but it was apparent during the cook that I had not placed the Thermoworks probe properly.
Anyway....at 165 on Chicken#2 I opened the smoker and checked the temps of both birds with a Thermopop. the 3D probe was right on and the Thermoworks "Smoke" probe was off by 20 degrees.
I adjusted the placement if that probe and it promptly read 146.
Closed the smoker and let it go. The smaller chicken reached 165 about 10 mins before the larger one.
I took a picture of the smaller one and tented it while waiting for the second. When the second was ready We were all consumed with the smell and appearance of the chickens and the larger chicken didn't hold still long enough for a photo. Both were juicy and tasted great, just light on the smokey flavor.
They both looked like this: