Lew Newby
R.I.P. 1/26/2024
I put the Vortex in my Performer, filled half full with charcoal and fired it up. 15 minutes later I had flaming coals. I put my ET-732 on the grate opposite the vent and closed the lid. Within 5 minutes the temp exceeded the probe max so I removed it. Temp must have been over 600. I waited a few minutes and put it on the cooking grate, vent side, and within a minute the temp exceeded the probe max (556). I have an oak holder for my probe and the wood was smoking. I never planned on using the holder for high heat and just didn't think about how the heat would affect the wood out on the perimeter of the cooking grate. DUHHH
That Vortex definitely gives off some heat. Now I have to do a test cook. At those temps the chicken should cook pretty fast.
1 hour after closing the lid I put the probe back in and the temp got to 518 and was very slowly going down.
That Vortex definitely gives off some heat. Now I have to do a test cook. At those temps the chicken should cook pretty fast.
1 hour after closing the lid I put the probe back in and the temp got to 518 and was very slowly going down.
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