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temp control

texegghead
texegghead Posts: 59
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
When trying to maintain a certain temperature, do I adjust both vents equally or keep the bottom open and adjust the top?
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    only time i use the top is for lo n slo (250°). Otherwise, nothing on the top. control with bottom only. 325° and higher is fine without a top.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
    I adjust with the bottom and fine tune with the daisy wheel. ;)

    Check out this help post and scrool down to;

    Egg Temperatures - Visual Guide to Vent Settings & Clear Smoke

    http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=1033168&catid=1
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  • stevesails
    stevesails Posts: 990
    the only way to adjust temp is with the bottom.. the lower you want the more you use the top.

    I would suggest burning some lump on saturday and get the dome temp to 250 (butt or brisket cook.) let it sit there for 2 hours. then open it up a little and see what 350 is. let it burn for an hour (chicken and turkey) then open some more to 450-500 ( pizza) for an hour. and then open it up and let it burn..

    play with it and see what it does.
    XL   Walled Lake, MI

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  • texegghead
    texegghead Posts: 59
    Carolina Q wrote:
    only time i use the top is for lo n slo (250°). Otherwise, nothing on the top. control with bottom only. 325° and higher is fine without a top.
    Wow, I never considered using the bottom only. Interesting.
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  • texegghead
    texegghead Posts: 59
    So is the daisy wheel wide open?
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  • GreenLeafBBQ
    GreenLeafBBQ Posts: 63
    The bottom vent is for large scale adjustments of 50+ degrees. The top damper is better for fine tuning temps less than 50 degrees. Sometimes the openings match up, sometimes they don't. For a slightly smokier fire, I reduce exhaust by just a bit. For a cleaner burn, I open the exhaust a bit more than needed.
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