need some advise

jayarab · Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 30

hey all its been awhile but im heading back in for another smoke tomorrow (for the future in-laws this time so no pressure right lol) pulled out the chargriller still running with the basic mods i did before but i was having low/even/ constant temp issues i'll be using lump and hickory chunks again but i was considering putting a water-pan under the flipped charcoal tray that i use as a baffle to maybe help maintain the temp. i used to have a vertical brinkmann that had a water pan and temp was never an issue do you think this would help..... or have any other advise 8hrs till i fire it up

thanks

troystr68 · Posted: Sep 07 2009 Post subject:

I have found that my chargriller is difficult to use, I always just build a small fire using all hickory in the farthest corner of the fire box then I spend my whole cook watching the smoke and playing with fire, If you watch it closely it works great but if you blink POOF you lose the fire. at i also think it prefers all splits and no lump just my 2 cents. GOod luck!!
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erniesshop · Posted: Sep 07 2009 Post subject:

I built a UDS......Chargrillers going in the Scrap Pile!

jayarab · Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 30

yea im fighting it all right now put in some unlit lump and chunks in the basket and put a full lit chimney of lump on top got about 195 and had to get the ribs in. dropped down to 150ish waited a bit cause i know the ribs where cold and put a whole other chimney in burned good for 10 min or so and the fire just goes out. have the vent on the box wide open and i cant keep a fire to save my life sticking at around 165. got a ton of smoke just no heat. have another chimney going or briskets as a last resort gonna put in under my basket on the fire grate and hope

troystr68 · Posted: Sep 07 2009 Post subject:

is the vent on the top of the cooking chamber wide open? and did you lower the vent inside? thats is a must for the CG's
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jayarab · Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 30

yea the vent on the stack is wide open and i have flex pipe extending it down to the cooking surface