Recent content by NickMV

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Oh ok that's not bad, that's about the color I got. But I usually get a decent bit darker (mind you, on completely unseasoned wings) when I use the same process but with the lower grate.

This is exactly the theory I have -- it's allowing too much heat to escape too fast and you don't get nearly the heat affect that you get when it's at a lower level. That being said, this was far from scientific and I swapped from B&B lump to my last bag of Kingsford Pro so I could finish out my...

I got a Vortex back around Thanksgiving and have been really enjoying it, but I've been using it on the lower grate setting on my WSK-E6. Today I decided to cook some march madness wings and lo and behold I found myself very disappointed in cooking on the upper grate setting with the vortex...

Yeah the fire board has a programmable lid detection setting, I said it to 5 minutes of no fan. It's not the controller, it's something with the pit. The controller can be running smoothly for hours, then one specific opening of the lid for some reason is like it's kick starts the fire or...

I use a Fireboard 2 w/ a 10cfm Pit Viper guru fan. My experience is generally positive, but I will say -- the lid always seems to be 1 open away from the thing deciding to try to run away on you, and I don't have a solution for it so far. I typically have 1 runaway per 8+ hr cook, and I have to...

WD-40 is intended for exactly what its letters indicate -- Water Displacement (Formula #40). People try to use it as a lube for some reason, I'm not sure why. And it's def not a penetrating oil.

Nice setup, where'd you get that charcoal basket from? I've been looking to get one.

Anyone know of a 3rd party firebox divider for a Smokey Joe? I see a Youtube member, Greg at Woodshed BBQ used to sell a "Sear n Q" for the SJ but has since run into health issues and I think he quit selling them. I'm looking to revive an old Mini WSM but also add some convenience for reverse...

Just tossed a ham on (Amazingribs double smoked ham recipe) using both my Fireboard2+fan and JD lump. I totally botched the startup, the damn thing spiked from 175 to 215 in less than 2 mins, just nuts. After closing it all down and letting it die back down from peaking to 279, I'm cruising at...

Chase Freedom is doing 5% for Amazon purchases this quarter too. In terms of where to find, you pretty much WONT find it locally. A mom-n-pop patio store told me that the reason nobody has any is that Weber requires they purchase 4 units minimum in order to agree to ship any to store...

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the deflector is made of aluminum? I'd like to store it on the wire grate tray underneath the cooker, but only if it's aluminum and won't rust.

Not sure but the Summit does feature the swappable center for a cast iron insert. You could use the char baskets to help keep coals just under the cast iron then use the outer ring for indirect.

It's 1:12 pm and the butts have been on since 8am, and are at 156 IT. Been holding in the 290-310 range since 8am with no signs of letting up. So far so good.

Not a bad idea to keep it as a backup.