I used a full (not overflowing) chimney of Kingsford for some bbq chicken this weekend. After it had mostly ashed over I dumped it on one side, put on the cover with the top and bottom vents open. The grill temp (probe, not dome) made it up to around 375-400 and I closed the vents about half way. Temp came down to around 250 and held pretty well. However, after less than an hour of cooking, the fire started to cool off and I needed to add more coal in order to crisp the skin and grill some vegetables.
Is this an expected time frame? Should I do something different in the future? Seems like the fuel is burning up pretty quickly.
Pretty much all of the guides/advice I've found uses the smaller kettle.
Is this an expected time frame? Should I do something different in the future? Seems like the fuel is burning up pretty quickly.
Pretty much all of the guides/advice I've found uses the smaller kettle.