Not realizing there was such a difference with the new charcoal, I did the minion methold the normal way on Sat. It was 100 degrees with no wind. I lit the coals in a charcoal lighter for 30 minutes filled to the top. I had 1/2 lit of unlit in the ring. I threw the lit on top of the unlit after 30 minutes (too long?) I had a lot of trouble getting it up to 230 or higher with 2 racks of chicken pieces that were out of the refrig for an hour. Coal seemed to burn really fast too... By the end of a 3 hour cook I had trouble keeping 200 (I had to keep the vents open because the temps weren't where I wanted them)
A very bad cook... luckily i had my grill going and just finished the pieces off on the grill...
what happened?
A very bad cook... luckily i had my grill going and just finished the pieces off on the grill...
what happened?