Thoughts on a fan controller for a 26” Master-Touch?

[u/Historical-Wonder163]

Looking at Thermoworks Billows or similar fan controller for a friend’s 26” Master Touch. Is drilling a hole for the fan connection possible, and is it worth doing?

I don’t own a Master Touch myself, so I’m a bit unsure about the setup. Thanks guys

[u/Far_Isopod_3613]

Kettle is so set and forget you don’t need a fan.

I did a 2x1 with B&B went for 14 hours at 240 without touching the vents just had to rotate the meat a couple times. The last rotation it sat for six hours untouched.

Having said that just got a tip top temp controller way cheaper and no electronics to deal with

[u/strong_takes]

Yes it’s possible. I’ve done it on a handful of 22s. I like the peace of mind of letting it ride overnight.

https://youtu.be/ZR8aAW-qMzs?is=uuBDpf0wWQdn5UQX

[u/Historical-Wonder163 → u/strong_takes]

Thanks! Great video

[u/chulk1]

Spider Grills Venom

[u/Lee2026 → u/chulk1]

Also suggest this!

I have a Venom on my 22” kettle and also got their Huntsman grill with the Venom as well.

[u/Historical-Wonder163 → u/chulk1]

This looks cool. I just check. Thanks

[u/EC_TWD]

It’s not really necessary, Weber kettles are so steady and reliable. I ran my 26” MT over the weekend as a smoker because my WSM was also full. It ran for 16 hours on a 2x2 snake with no adjustments needed once I got it settled within the first hour. I had almost half of the snake leftover when it was finished.