Dex from NJ
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Greetings, I feel dumb asking this, but I want to make sure I am using the grill properly.
I have a weber 22.5 smoker and propane genesis. I have no problems using them, but dont have much experience with a small charcoal grill.
What would make the food (the tomatoes) have a smokey taste? What would cause the food to have a lot of "char" that rubs off?
I used stubbs briquettes and a few pieces of lump that was left over.
Both the top and bottom vents were all the way open. I cooked mostly direct. I moved some of the food to indirect as it was close to 165 degrees.
I do notice some flare ups when I open the top to flip the food. Is there a way to avoid that? I am sure thats where some of the very charred parts of the chicken came from.
Pics attached..The tomatoes was an idea I got from another poster, but I only had small homegrown cherry and san marzano tomatoes.
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I have a weber 22.5 smoker and propane genesis. I have no problems using them, but dont have much experience with a small charcoal grill.
What would make the food (the tomatoes) have a smokey taste? What would cause the food to have a lot of "char" that rubs off?
I used stubbs briquettes and a few pieces of lump that was left over.
Both the top and bottom vents were all the way open. I cooked mostly direct. I moved some of the food to indirect as it was close to 165 degrees.
I do notice some flare ups when I open the top to flip the food. Is there a way to avoid that? I am sure thats where some of the very charred parts of the chicken came from.
Pics attached..The tomatoes was an idea I got from another poster, but I only had small homegrown cherry and san marzano tomatoes.
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