Recent content by Darren Miller

Second cook, burgers.... 2/3 of a small chimney of lump, cooked the burgers first, then lid on to see results... All temps taken from a piece of 1/8" steel plate, on the grill. Open grill: 600 deg F+ (my infrared temp thing maxes out at 608 deg F.) Lid on. + 10min: 600+ + 20min: 575 +...

I drilled 6 3/4 inch holes, just outside the stock vent...I'm on the road, so no pic's yet. First cook, some of the Wife's experimental chicken burgers, initial results positive... Hotter by far with the lid on, no data yet... Cheers, Darren.

Thanks lads, good to know it's not just mine. I think I'll pop 3 - 3/4 inch holes just outside the vent ring. I doubt that you can have too much vertical airflow. Wonder if anyone has built a rig to use a small fan! Will post pics when done. Cheers, Darren

Howdy all! Has anyone drilled extra bottom vent holes in their Smokey Joe Silver to improve airflow? Anytime I put the lid on, (vents wide open, nothing blocking lower vents) the temp plunges... gotta be insufficient makeup air from the bottom vent??? "Learn from the mistakes of others...