So I'm a little surprised and disappointed with an element of design on the 3DW. The side rails have holes in them to place them higher or lower on the sides to raise or lower the racks a little. The rails only just barely fit in the higher position, but they do fit so that's fine. The problem is that the temperature probe inside the smoker is in the exact same position as the top rack rail at that point. This makes it kind of pointless to raise the side rails.
Fortunately, the width of the 3DW is the same as my #2, so my racks I use for smoking nuts will still fit and since they are sized for a #2, they'll still fit in the top slot even when the rails are raised.
Any idea why this design is as it is? My guess is that there is a desire to have it high in the smoker to get the temperature reading from that location and to keep juices, etc. from dripping on it.
Fortunately, the width of the 3DW is the same as my #2, so my racks I use for smoking nuts will still fit and since they are sized for a #2, they'll still fit in the top slot even when the rails are raised.
Any idea why this design is as it is? My guess is that there is a desire to have it high in the smoker to get the temperature reading from that location and to keep juices, etc. from dripping on it.
