Bryon Piequet
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So I have been using my 18.5 smoker since June 2011, have about 30 sucessful smokes under my belt with no issues, UNTIL and last two. My smoker is well seasoned and generally I run the bottom vents at 25% open with the top 100% open. On the last couple smokes I could not seem to maintain 225 on the dome thermo, unless I took the door off? I started as always with the minion method, ( I use Kingsford Blue).
I had the bottom vent open 100% and the temps were around 195-205. I keep the Kingsford in a wood shed in the backyard as well as in plastic trash cans. It is cooler here now, but I do live in So. CA so it's pretty much low humidity year round. Bad Charcoal?? My other thought was my dome thermometer is not reading correctly as there is so much coating on the probe end so it's showing a lower temp than it really is?
Any suggestions?
I had the bottom vent open 100% and the temps were around 195-205. I keep the Kingsford in a wood shed in the backyard as well as in plastic trash cans. It is cooler here now, but I do live in So. CA so it's pretty much low humidity year round. Bad Charcoal?? My other thought was my dome thermometer is not reading correctly as there is so much coating on the probe end so it's showing a lower temp than it really is?
Any suggestions?