Lots and LTD of rain and humidity here over the last couple of weeks. Opened the egg to find mold on the grid and around the edges. Decided to clean burn and then do some chicken thighs.
I had had about a third of a load full of left over rock wood and filled the egg with fresh rockwood lump kept in a sealed plastic garbage can kept outside.
After lighting the charcoal and waiting 20 min, I closed the lid with the vents wide open. Any moisture should have evaporated by then. I couldn’t get the temperature over 300. Took off the stainless steel smoke cap to get more oxygen and after another 20 min. The temperature had only climbed to 325. I cleaned the ash out before I started.
was the problem moisture in the lump? Why wouldn’t it evaporate at 300? Do I have to throw all my rockwood out?
thanks for whatever experience you can share,
Grillin
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Sounds like you fire was too small and you may have smothered it when you first shut down.
I'm sure others will be along with more/different/better answers.
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Must be airflow or you you knocked the thermo out of tune. No worries, the thermo is able to be calibrated. Just remove it and put in either boiling water or ice water to confirm calibration. If it’s off, simply turn the nut on the back to recalibrate.
If if not the thermo, remove the guts and clean it out including the side air vents on the firebox which can be a big culprit.
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