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Vents WAY open for 230-250 temp, HELP please

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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    Visual Guide To Vent Settings

    This all assumes proper burning lump... see my post above for some explanation.

    GG
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    That's pretty dang warm for those settings. Did the burn start high and still cooling down or is that a stable temperature?

    Kent
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    Interesting...

    There sure are a lot of ways to do things. However, I would not recommend taking the temperature above target. Should the ceramics heat to the target plus temperature one will fight to lower those 50°. I might suggest settle in 30° - 50° below then slowly open vents, one vent at a time and wait, then the other if that is what one is doing.

    At some point in time folks will learn where there settings are for a good solid cook. At that point it doesn't matter a lot if one is a little above or below target it will be an easy matter in settling into target.

    My 2¢

    GG
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    I invert my fire grate also.

     
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    if you convert 316 f to celsius you'll see it's 200.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • erichboss
    erichboss Posts: 27
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    Thanks for the guide! I think i may have choked my fire before it was burning well. It is the only thing I can think of that i must of done wrong, from reading everyones posts. At any rate just pulled the 2 butts and shoulder off after 23 hours and they look great! They are for work tomorrow for lunch.
    Now should I pull tonight or wait untill the morning to pull. I am thinking tonight cause then the wife and I can eat the crunchy juicy bits for dessert!
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