Hi All, newbie here. So far I have barbequed 2 whole chickens at high temp. That did not go so well. The temp was fine for a bit, then took a nose dive below 300. I through in extra briguettes, but that might have delivered too much smoke causing an extremly smoky flavor.
https://photos.google.com/u/1/photo/AF1QipORLrm7NifjU5K2FREkMnEyrxDbwSa0uZmBpO2X
2nd time, smoked some wings. They came our really good
https://photos.google.com/u/1/photo/AF1QipOylI-RuNKyvoqN5ZrjcTHE-cOYSEpaUN-pykXy
So this is my question, I know smoke pours out at the beginning, but the door on my 22" seems to have huge gaps at the top. I used the minion method w about 1/2 a bag of Weber Briquettes to start, and 25 briquettes lit and set in the middle.
The wings took around 1HR to a temp of 170. Then I glazed them with some Killer Hog BBQ sauce and took them off 5 minutes later.
After all was done, I shut all the vents top and bottom, and the WSM remained at 250 for hours until the coals were all spent. probably about 5-6 hours.
I thought closing all the vents would save the briquettes.
Any feedback, ideas on how to fix this? Does that insulation stuff really work? If yes, which should I buy for the door and lid?
TIA
https://photos.google.com/u/1/photo/AF1QipORLrm7NifjU5K2FREkMnEyrxDbwSa0uZmBpO2X
2nd time, smoked some wings. They came our really good
https://photos.google.com/u/1/photo/AF1QipOylI-RuNKyvoqN5ZrjcTHE-cOYSEpaUN-pykXy
So this is my question, I know smoke pours out at the beginning, but the door on my 22" seems to have huge gaps at the top. I used the minion method w about 1/2 a bag of Weber Briquettes to start, and 25 briquettes lit and set in the middle.
The wings took around 1HR to a temp of 170. Then I glazed them with some Killer Hog BBQ sauce and took them off 5 minutes later.
After all was done, I shut all the vents top and bottom, and the WSM remained at 250 for hours until the coals were all spent. probably about 5-6 hours.
I thought closing all the vents would save the briquettes.
Any feedback, ideas on how to fix this? Does that insulation stuff really work? If yes, which should I buy for the door and lid?
TIA