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4 chickens, 5 turkey sausages, and 12 veggie skewers

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grill4us
grill4us Posts: 100
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That was yesterday's grilling adventure.  And it turned out great.  But I think I need to calibrate the temperature.  Once I put the 4 chickens on -using large egg with AR and extender and grilling direct - the temperature dropped from 450 to about 200 and the best I could do for the rest of the cook was around 275 with the vents fully open.  Chickens got done in a responsible time considering how jammed the grill was.  So I'm guessing maybe the gauge is off.  I just bought this grill - it is a demo.  Does that sound right?  Or do you think something else is going on?
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  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
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    Any chance the thermometer was touching some of the food if you had it loaded up that full and that high in the dome?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    When grilling direct, learn to "feel" the heat with your hand and eyes.  The dome thermometer reading is moot.
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  • grill4us
    grill4us Posts: 100
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    Maybe it was touching - and the heat seemed fine - the chickens cooked up fine - but I used up all lump charcoal - it literally burned itself out - I guess that's what I need to learn - rely less on what the temp reads and go with what's actually going on!  
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