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re: Boston Butt Smoking
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:30 am to LNCHBOX
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:30 am to LNCHBOX
I was having a problem keeping my temp down on my WSM when I first started using it, and still do a little bit. I used to not be able to keep it under 285ish to save my life, and then I started using a little less started/lit charcoal and a full bowl of water. Now I can get it lower, but no way I can keep it around 225. 250 is about as low as I can get it at the moment, which is fine with me because everything has turned out great.
eta: minion method with about 12-15 lit coals out of the chimney
eta: minion method with about 12-15 lit coals out of the chimney
This post was edited on 10/9/15 at 10:46 am
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Posted on 10/9/15 at 11:17 am to PapaPogey
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I was having a problem keeping my temp down on my WSM when I first started using it, and still do a little bit. I used to not be able to keep it under 285ish
My 22 WSM tends to run hot also. What I do is once I dump the chimney full of coals I open one of the vents all the way. Once the temp hits 180 I completely close it and it normally will crawl up to 220 to 225 and stay there. If it holds for 15 to 20 minutes then it will stay there all day or night.
One time I was doing a recipe that called for the WSM to be left open to burn just about all of the wood before cooking. It took 3 hours to get down to temp after closing it. That's why I bring the temp up instead of ever trying to get it to go down.
I've gotten used to mine and don't have any trouble with it but if you want to fix yours so it will never run hot again unless you want it to, get this:
https://www.amazon.com/Gasket-Weber-Smokey-Mountain-gasket/dp/B00CI6WFCU
Posted on 10/12/15 at 8:21 pm to PapaPogey
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I was having a problem keeping my temp down on my WSM when I first started using it, and still do a little bit
Ever cooked chicken in it? The grease from the chicken seals it up tight and helps with temp control. If it is a newer WSM they tend to run hot first few cooks.
Also what type of charcoal are you using? Most Lump in general runs slightly hotter than standard blue bag Kingsford
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