Bradley Bruns
TVWBB Fan
A funny thing happened over the weekend. Friday night I grilled some salmon fillets on the WSM. After the cook there was a single layer of Kingsford comp, some pieces of lump and spent wood chunks. I shut down the WSM as normal. (My WSM is usually cold within 1.5 hours).
After about 2 hours I went out to put the cover on, and my lid thermometer showed 100deg. I checked the vents, door, gaps, and lid, but all were snug and closed. So I left the cover off and called it a night.
Saturday (nearly 24 hours later) I went to fire up the WSM, and noticed the temp still around 100 degrees. It was only in the 60s outside and the WSM was in the shade. I took the lid off and noticed one warm spot in the charcoal pile. The rest was cool to the touch. Some of the leftover briquettes were still black.
I left the lid off and went inside to get starter supplies. I came back 15 minutes later and the warm spot had ignited half of the leftover charcoal pile on its own.
After this cook, the WSM went cold like normal.
Anyone seen this happen before? I've cooked on my WSM over 100 times and the fire always goes completely out within a few hours. Don't know if there was a piece of meteorite in there or what. In any case, it was a good lesson about charcoal fire safety.
After about 2 hours I went out to put the cover on, and my lid thermometer showed 100deg. I checked the vents, door, gaps, and lid, but all were snug and closed. So I left the cover off and called it a night.
Saturday (nearly 24 hours later) I went to fire up the WSM, and noticed the temp still around 100 degrees. It was only in the 60s outside and the WSM was in the shade. I took the lid off and noticed one warm spot in the charcoal pile. The rest was cool to the touch. Some of the leftover briquettes were still black.
I left the lid off and went inside to get starter supplies. I came back 15 minutes later and the warm spot had ignited half of the leftover charcoal pile on its own.
After this cook, the WSM went cold like normal.
Anyone seen this happen before? I've cooked on my WSM over 100 times and the fire always goes completely out within a few hours. Don't know if there was a piece of meteorite in there or what. In any case, it was a good lesson about charcoal fire safety.
