J Sprecher
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Ive built my mini with the SJ silver and i have used it twice on ribs. My question, as the thread title suggests is about the use of a charcoal ring. I built one using expanded metal (great idea by the way!) but i also noticed in another thread that using the charcoal ring in the Silver isnt completely necessary (as i guess the idea is more drivin to keep coals away from the sides of the Gold).
would not using the charcoal ring help in achieving longer cooks, with possibly higher temps?
In my two cooks i went about 6 hours max and i used almost all of the charcoal and my temp never went above 250. in fact in the first cook i ran both vents completely open the entire cook and couldnt reach above ~215 degrees F (note it was about 60 outside temp and a touch windy so maybe that killed my heat a bit) . and the second cook i floated between ~215 and 230/240 on a sunny 80 degree day. I use a metal cake pan as the deflector and filled it with water so it would act as water bath.
My goal is to run it at 275 or so for ribs without running out of fuel. thanks in advance for any suggestions.
would not using the charcoal ring help in achieving longer cooks, with possibly higher temps?
In my two cooks i went about 6 hours max and i used almost all of the charcoal and my temp never went above 250. in fact in the first cook i ran both vents completely open the entire cook and couldnt reach above ~215 degrees F (note it was about 60 outside temp and a touch windy so maybe that killed my heat a bit) . and the second cook i floated between ~215 and 230/240 on a sunny 80 degree day. I use a metal cake pan as the deflector and filled it with water so it would act as water bath.
My goal is to run it at 275 or so for ribs without running out of fuel. thanks in advance for any suggestions.