Hi Goosta,
I am thrilled that the RecTec controller is working out for me, but I'm not sure that I would turn a FireCraft smoker into a built-in outdoor kitchen. My feeling is that this machine is one or two parts from being pitched to the dump. I would think that a starter rod from another manufacturer would be easy to fit into the FireCraft, but I'm not so sure about the other parts. For example, the auger is much shorter than the auger in the Traeger I own. I'm not sure about augers from other manufacturers. For me, there are too many unknowns about replacement parts for it to be something I would build a "permanent" structure around.