What happens when you overheat a Weber Smokey Joe Silver?

[Earl P (BamZipPow)]

My first build...

Handle on the top vent...


Handle on the bottom vent...


Cast aluminum pot lid as the heat diffuser...





I did my burn in yesterday without the tamale pot or lid installed. I found out that it wasn't a good thing to use a blower to fire up the coals...

It got so hot...it melted the aluminum bottom vent.





It got so hot to melt the porcelain coating and infuse the ashes into the coating!!


Oops. Guess I won't try to do the blast furnace method again. It was pretty fun though.

 

[George Curtis]

yep, there is a limit to everything. in this case you passed that limit.

 

[Chris Allingham]

Wow...bad news for you, but the photos are kind of cool.

 

[George L]

This is not good.

 

[Dwain Pannell]

Dude!!! That's ssschmokin!

 

[Earl P (BamZipPow)]

Time to build a new lower vent cover so it sweeps like the bigger Weber grills...

 

[Earl P (BamZipPow)]

Cooks fine without the lower vent cover...

 

[Bob H.]

They dont have to be pretty to cook well, just as long as the meat come out pretty.
Save the blower for the blacksmiths.