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So I'm trying to roast a chicken in my WSM right now. Put in a full lit chimney of lump and more lump on top with some hickory. I let it all get fully lit, then assembled the WSM with a dry pan. Vents are all wide open. My temps peaked at 350, and started dropping after about an hour. I added some more coals to keep my temps up, but when I opened the door and peeked, I noticed that the coals certainly weren't running as hot as they theoretically could be.
And therein lies the question. Can a WSM really be run at hotter than 350? I'm not saying I really needed to be hotter than 350 for a 7 pound chicken, but 375-400 might be nice at times. Problem is, with a nearly-full ring of fully lit lump and wide open vents, I couldn't have gone higher if I tried. And the problem seems to be that the fire just doesn't get enough air.
Is there a technique that would let a WSM run hotter, or am I doing something wrong?
And therein lies the question. Can a WSM really be run at hotter than 350? I'm not saying I really needed to be hotter than 350 for a 7 pound chicken, but 375-400 might be nice at times. Problem is, with a nearly-full ring of fully lit lump and wide open vents, I couldn't have gone higher if I tried. And the problem seems to be that the fire just doesn't get enough air.
Is there a technique that would let a WSM run hotter, or am I doing something wrong?