Recent content by John Winston

Thanks to everyone for the tips. I just did my second cook on the Performer and this time when I closed all the vents the coals went out much faster than on the first cook. Not much smoke leaking between top and bottom during cook. I have had a WSM for about a year and love it. I debated about...

Jay B and David, both of the above sound like possible answers to my problem. Thanks for the advice.

Just got a new Performer Grill and the lid does not seem to fit as tight on the kettle as on my old one-touch. Following my first cook I closed all the vents and it seemed to take much longer for the coals to go out than on the one-touch. I went by the Home Depot where I purchased the Performer...