highergr0und
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- Jul 22, 2009
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What's your exact process? I put just less than one chimney of unlit into the basket, then fill another chimney just about full and light it. Wait 15-20 minutes until the ash creeps up to about the top of the chimney then dump them in. Then I hang meat, cover, and walk away. Mine sits around 275. I do just let it burn itself out though, so it's always fresh charcoal.
I had a meatloaf I put right on the grate put out a section of the fire once with too much juice falling. I also had one cook where my pit thermometer cozied right up to one of the chickens. I was fighting the temp, leaving the lid off trying to get it hot and ended up cooking stuff too fast. I knew I was in trouble when I moved the display unit and it yanked on the wire and I saw my temp go from 250 to 360 instantly.....
I had a meatloaf I put right on the grate put out a section of the fire once with too much juice falling. I also had one cook where my pit thermometer cozied right up to one of the chickens. I was fighting the temp, leaving the lid off trying to get it hot and ended up cooking stuff too fast. I knew I was in trouble when I moved the display unit and it yanked on the wire and I saw my temp go from 250 to 360 instantly.....