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What temp do you not use the daisy wheel?

danhoo
danhoo Posts: 704
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Cooking indirect platesetter up, going for about 375+ dome.

Daisy wheel? Or just manage temp from the bottom vent? 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,342
    edited September 2021
    I use my daisy wheel for anything under 300 degrees. I ditch it for anything above that. Platesetter or no platesetter. I will control the temp with just the lower vent. 
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,064
    edited September 2021
    I control temp from the top (smokeware cap), and leave the bottom vent alone. Saves on the bending down to adjust, etc. I’m lazy like that =)

    I don’t egg anything >500F, so the smokeware cap stays on all the time. 

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,473
    WeberWho said:
    I use my daisy wheel for anything under 300 degrees. I ditch it for anything above that. Platesetter or no platesetter. I will control the temp with just the lower vent. 
    Ditto.  
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  • BeerMike
    BeerMike Posts: 317
    I only use the daisy wheel cap for long cooks to help dial in the temperature.  I’m able to control the temperature for short cooks with only the bottom vent. 
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