Problems coming up to temp using MM

[Shawn W]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Well I guess I'm too much of a perfectionist watching the temperature way too much. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Ugh, that was TOTALLY me too

I can't tell you how many hours I spent watching the thermometer, I don't think I even want to know!


<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> ... even with all my bitching about temperature they did come out pretty damn close to perfect IMHO so I'm not disappointed to say the least... </div></BLOCKQUOTE> That just says it all right there!

 

[Steve Lenti]

Shawn, One last question for ya or for anyone for that matter. I had to use chips wrapped in foil packets for the first time on this cook. I laid them on top of the coals. Two at a time so it took up a lot of space on top of the hot coals. Could this have screwed with my air flow enough to cause the huge temp swings that I experienced?

 

[Shawn W]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">...I had to use chips wrapped in foil packets for the first time on this cook. I laid them on top of the coals. Two at a time so it took up a lot of space on top of the hot coals. Could this have screwed with my air flow enough to cause the huge temp swings that I experienced? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>srry I missed your question, I really prefer using chunks for this reason ... I think too much surface area of foil pouches laying on top of the coals does impact the burn ... not so much early on but later on when ash clogging starts to be a factor I've really noticed it if using large foil pouches. I'd suggest just using one, cylindrical instead of spread out flat to keep the surface area of the foil covering your coals down.