So my first smoke was wings and it was awesome, second was a spatchcok chicken that was even better. Now i'm trying a brisket flat. Did the minion method to start with 3 peices of pecan and 1 apple.
At the two hour mark i did a temp check and to check bark and see if I should spray or anything. There was nothing for me to do but I did notice that the grate temp jumps up really high after I put the lid back on. The temp at the grate is now reading like 300 while the lid thermemetor shows 275. I'm assuming the jump is normal due to the influx of air but how long do you guys normally let it ride high before trying to adjust down. I only have the bottom dampers open like 10-15%.
At the two hour mark i did a temp check and to check bark and see if I should spray or anything. There was nothing for me to do but I did notice that the grate temp jumps up really high after I put the lid back on. The temp at the grate is now reading like 300 while the lid thermemetor shows 275. I'm assuming the jump is normal due to the influx of air but how long do you guys normally let it ride high before trying to adjust down. I only have the bottom dampers open like 10-15%.
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