Matt Ellis
New member
Hey all,
I've done a couple of cooks now (2 separate rib runs, a chicken, and a pork butt) and I've found that my WSM tends to run towards the hotter side (270-290) throughout these cooks. I purchased a Cajun Bandit door for my most recent cook as the original door left a pretty big space, so thought that would help a bit in cutting off air flow. But the ribs I did on the first cook with the new door still got up pretty high and actually ended up being a little overcooked (pulled them after 6 hours, which was a great success on my others, but these were a little too falling off the bone).
I'm wondering if it might be my lighting method? I've been using the Tin Can Minion Method without about 8-10 lit coals to start. Would I be better off with just the Standard Minion Method and placing the hot coals evenly across the unlit ones? Would that get a more even burn maybe? I'm sure the answer is different for everyone but just curious if anyone has any advice!
Edit: I've been going with just aluminum foil on the water plan and letting the coals get pretty ashed over before throwing them in, as extra info!
I've done a couple of cooks now (2 separate rib runs, a chicken, and a pork butt) and I've found that my WSM tends to run towards the hotter side (270-290) throughout these cooks. I purchased a Cajun Bandit door for my most recent cook as the original door left a pretty big space, so thought that would help a bit in cutting off air flow. But the ribs I did on the first cook with the new door still got up pretty high and actually ended up being a little overcooked (pulled them after 6 hours, which was a great success on my others, but these were a little too falling off the bone).
I'm wondering if it might be my lighting method? I've been using the Tin Can Minion Method without about 8-10 lit coals to start. Would I be better off with just the Standard Minion Method and placing the hot coals evenly across the unlit ones? Would that get a more even burn maybe? I'm sure the answer is different for everyone but just curious if anyone has any advice!
Edit: I've been going with just aluminum foil on the water plan and letting the coals get pretty ashed over before throwing them in, as extra info!
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