New Performer Owner

[Jim Rudman]

Tim,keep experimenting and searching older posts.I think the baskets work well with lump,due to the many small pieces that fall through the charcoal grate.That is most likely the cause of a quickly extinguishing bed of coals,or buy another charcoal grate and stack at 90* to original. There are so many options to explore,ie. fire bricks, Mr. Lampes original design for smoking in a kettle,foiling the indirect side,a clever char. basket that basically replaces the baskets. So many options.Enjoy your new performer,and remember keep experimenting

 

[Tim Harcoff]

Originally posted by M. Chesney:
Tim-

Congrats on the beer can chicken, you are well on your way. May I suggest using an internal temp probe that you can stick in the thigh while cooking. I usually use internal probes when smoking on my WSM but in cases like BCC, I use the probe just to make sure it comes out perfect since every chicken is different.

Mike

Yep, that is a lesson I learned this time around. I will certainly just leave my probe in the chicken next time, so I know the exact moment it's done.