I am using a 9.3 cfm blower with a mypin TA7 controller. The fan is mounted to a cat bowl that I found at Walmart. All of that works great. I guess my problem is with the one vent completely open because of the fan, it is allowing too much air to flow without the fan even being energized. I need...
Okay, so everyone has been raving about ATC's so I built one. It works as advertised but my 18.5 won't keep the temps down when I am using it....What is the problem, I can control my WSM fine without the ATC. Is there some secret that I am not getting?
You will get a million answers on this, but i wait until the smoke clears then I add my wood and my meat at the same time. It usually takes about an hour from the time you initially light your coals to adding meat and wood.
It is amazing how similar our tastes are, thank you for the additional tips and I will definately try the two stage fire and post how it works. I see a lot of people struggle with wings, myself included for a long time. I was trying to do too much with the seasonings/sauces/direct/indirect/flash...
1. Buy whole wings, not the ones in the bag.
2. Fill a pot large enough to hold the wings with water and add 1/2-3/4 cup of salt and some ice.
3. cut the wings throw them in the salt water(if you dont know how to properly cut them google/youtube it).
4. Make sure you cut the chicken before...
Joe,
If you are new to cooking BBQ then an electric may be the way to go so you can learn the basics. I recently switched from electric to a 18.5 WSM and I will never go back. I feel like i have better overall control of my temperature and my smoke with my WSM than I ever did with my electric...
We have all struggled with temp control, no insults intended. Just try to be patient and only make adjustments after about 10-15 minutes. The cooker will need a little time to settle in. Good luck, it will be woth it in the end.
Kieth,
I hate to say it, but more than likely you are causing the problem. Start using the minion method with an empty water pan except for a 12" ceramic pot bottom in the pan. Open all lower vents so they have a small sliver of light, about the width of a quarter. Open the top vent all the way...