Is there a heat deflector panel or heat sink in your rig, Ryan? And the placement of the racks looks like a couple inches below the top, and about 6" and 12" below that, is that correct?
Yes, I use a 1/4" steel plate right above the charcoal basket. You are correct, the first grate is 2" below the top. This helped a lot before I converted the lid to a bottom of another smokey joe. Yes, six inches in between top grate mid grate and bottom grate/ diffuser.
