Brett-EDH
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so why the SNS?That's EXACTLY what I do, but over the SNS.
The burger technique... I love it. We prefer them a bit more rare, but all the same.
Again, the lid position is what I would have done.
Thermapen instant read is what I use as well.
This trench you create is the runway setup @Brett-EDH uses.
I've never considered moving the charcoal grate to the lower position for other than a real low and slow. My brain is programmed for cooking times with the higher heat and it would be a chore relearning the times if I made that big of an adjustment.
I use a larger charcoal grate when using the Vortex.. I can't remember which size but I suspect it's from a 22. It is positioned between the WSKs upper and lower charcoal grate position and puts the Vortex in a much more controllable distance from the cooking grate.
I don't have issue with lower temps on the WSK. Yes, the water res helps stabilize. I love the SNS but can't lie.. I am feeling liberated by the ideas above.
Absolutely considered this. But with three CBs in inventory I never took action.
Again.. this is what I do as well. Only I do it in the SNS. Anything more than half a dozen briqs will be a runaway and any attempts at getting temps back down will be futile.
BTW.. I love Nathan dogs but they MUST be cooked on a flattop for authenticity! No flattop in my future, but a I do have a CI griddle! Geez..I;m drooling a little.
to me, it takes up too much real estate and doesn't make the grill hotter.
hotter cooks are usually faster cooks so you don't need as much fuel as the SNS holds vs the CBs.
what are you gaining by using the SNS and not CBs and or the lower coal grate position for direct but more managed cooks (like a tri tip over direct coal/wood splits but with managed temps?