Recent content by MichaelBen

I stopped putting the probes through the grommet, which is a pain to use IMO and cut a slot on one of my WSM's and really liked it for ease of positioning and being able to quickly move the probes during a cook, especially when using both shelves. I got another WSM and just started laying the...

If your fan is blowing it should make the coals heat up. Not sure why they had you cover half the fan to limit the air when you need more air flow to generate more heat. A couple of things that come to mind. How long into the cook does the temp start dropping? If you're starting the cook...

Are you at a high altitude? I've used the Smokey Joe Platinum with the side vents at sea level on vacation and it was great to cook on with no problems with keeping it hot or coals going out. I'm thinking maybe people have air flow problems at higher altitudes.

Guess we're lucky in CA as Tri Tip is pretty much available wherever you go and I cook it up weekly for my family. Just bought 5 partially trimmed prime tri tips from Costco for $6.49/lbs. Great suggestions in the string for your cook. I would only add that once your done cooking. wrap in foil...