HE Etheredge
TVWBB Member
Cooked a 12-13 lb Turkey. Tried to get the temps up to 325-335 but had no luck reaching it. It settled in at 300 deg with the IQue running wide open for the entire cook. I had plenty of charcoal, the outside temp was around 40-45 deg and was running with an empty foiled pan.
I understand the Turkey being a heat sink and the outside temp would have created some stress but I wouldn't think it would cause that much.
Don't get me wrong, I felt like the IQue was performing the way it should have. It has a variable fan and was blowing hard. The coals were red hot the entire time and as a matter of fact when I would open the door (happened 3 times during entire cook) the heat was very intense. I don't think it was a wrong temp reading because the IQue, temp probe and Weber temp gauge were all in the same "range". Plus my turkey cooked in about 3 hours.
I was very pleased with the results. I thought I would pose the question to see what you guys thought may have happened or how to correct it in the future.
I understand the Turkey being a heat sink and the outside temp would have created some stress but I wouldn't think it would cause that much.
Don't get me wrong, I felt like the IQue was performing the way it should have. It has a variable fan and was blowing hard. The coals were red hot the entire time and as a matter of fact when I would open the door (happened 3 times during entire cook) the heat was very intense. I don't think it was a wrong temp reading because the IQue, temp probe and Weber temp gauge were all in the same "range". Plus my turkey cooked in about 3 hours.
I was very pleased with the results. I thought I would pose the question to see what you guys thought may have happened or how to correct it in the future.