I researched this a lot before I went with my current set up. I went with Original Bradley smoker with an Auber dual probe PID. the temp swing in Bradley can be big and the Auber is the best thing to regulate it. especially if going to be making sausage or peperoni without it your likely to get fat out. (i did not do any of this before the Bradley but now we do). only other thing i would want to do is add a fan to get rid of hot spots. I was close to buying the digital a few times before deciding on this. but the temp swing (up to 30 deg) was why i went the way i did. I also use a maverick hand held to check temps.

the best thing about the dual probe PID I can turn smoke on and off in different cycles as well as set it to end smoking at a certain Internal temp ( comes in handy for over night shoulders and brisket) and once it is set it is done. can program 8 different temps to end on time or internal temp.

Loading ours up here in a hour with 10 pounds of snack sticks...

besides the pucks cost I am happy with it been a few years now. there are a few that have converted there’s over to pellet.