Normally I would just let my 22.5" WSM burn itself out after a cook, but after a short and hot cook I had quite a bit of lump left so I decided to close it off and kill the fire.
It didn't work.
I'm thinking that either my WSM is not as airtight as it should be or the lump was just too hot and burned itself out before it had a chance to starve from lack of O2.
The lump was fully lit, and I still have the tabs on my vents which I noticed kept the vents open a sliver.
So basically, if I have a good chunk of lit lump left and running hot is it reasonable to expect the fire to die quickly enough to save most of the fuel?
It didn't work.
I'm thinking that either my WSM is not as airtight as it should be or the lump was just too hot and burned itself out before it had a chance to starve from lack of O2.
The lump was fully lit, and I still have the tabs on my vents which I noticed kept the vents open a sliver.
So basically, if I have a good chunk of lit lump left and running hot is it reasonable to expect the fire to die quickly enough to save most of the fuel?