Cooked some Rib Eyes, burgers, and brats this weekend on my new Smokey Joe Silver. Everything came out great, but I'm still learning this grill.
Starting with 30 briquettes fired up in the chimney, it gets hot but when I put the lid on, the temperature goes down. Highest measured temp was 375. There is about a silver dollar sized area in the center that glows bright red while the outside coals don't glow at all.
I managed to move the food around and got great results. 1 1/2" thick rib eyes were perfect but took 20 minutes instead of 10. I had to fight a flare up in the center where the coals were glowing. Frozen Bubba Burgers for the kids took 20 minutes too.
I think I'm going to like this grill cooking for 2 or traveling, but I need to learn how to manage the fire on it. I'm open to any suggestions.
Starting with 30 briquettes fired up in the chimney, it gets hot but when I put the lid on, the temperature goes down. Highest measured temp was 375. There is about a silver dollar sized area in the center that glows bright red while the outside coals don't glow at all.
I managed to move the food around and got great results. 1 1/2" thick rib eyes were perfect but took 20 minutes instead of 10. I had to fight a flare up in the center where the coals were glowing. Frozen Bubba Burgers for the kids took 20 minutes too.
I think I'm going to like this grill cooking for 2 or traveling, but I need to learn how to manage the fire on it. I'm open to any suggestions.