Need help quick getting UDS up to temp

[pal251]

I wanted to try out the Orange Siracha wing recipe today. I read the post about the guy smoking it at 350 for an hour indirect. So I put a almost full chimney of kingsford onto my basket of lump. I then put my bottom grate on that was covered about 80% in foil. I then put my chicken on the top grate then put the thermometer above the hole on the top grate on the opposite side.

Problem is even with all 4 inlets that are 3/4 inch I cannot get it to get up to 300 let alone 350

I started up another chimney of kingsford and maybe I will just try to grill them indirect on the kettle.

I have no way to separate the coals do you think I could just put some wads of foil in the bottom so they don't roll around?

 

[Carbon]

Get rid of that foil and you should be good to go.

 

[pal251]

even though it said do it indirect?

 

[Carbon]

even though it said do it indirect?

Yes, that is correct. If you were using a kettle, for instance, you would go indirect.

And don't worry about the glaze burning, you apply that near the end of the cook after the wings have cooked and developed char.

 

[pal251]

Well I ditched the foil and now it went to over 400 degrees....432. I just shut down all the intakes to get it down to a reasonable level

 

[dawg]

pal251 where in kansas you located? im in solomon

 

[pal251]

Near Manhattan. I drive by you a couple times a month on I70

 

[pal251]

Well I just glazed the wings we shall see how it does. They cooked awfully quick.. They were brown and thermapen said 190 for the temp

 

[dawg]

we will have to meet up sometime!

 

[jmoney7269]

The more you take the lid off a Uds the higher the temps will run. Foiling a rack defeats the greatest thing about a uds, that cooked over live coals BBQ flavor.
On a side note, how was the orange shiracha glaze?

 

[pal251]

The more you take the lid off a Uds the higher the temps will run. Foiling a rack defeats the greatest thing about a uds, that cooked over live coals BBQ flavor.
On a side note, how was the orange shiracha glaze?

turned out well

Trying drumsticks on kettle with no thermometer cause its gonna storm soon.

 

[pal251]

Well the storm came about 45 or so minutes into it. I tried glazing the drumsticks early because they looked done but it started raining so I pulled them off for fear of them charring too bad before I could get them off.

I am gonna throw them in the oven because they only averaged around 160 for the temp

 

[jcinadr]

I use a bbq guru, it can reach 350 in less than 10 minutes if I really want it too. Blowers really help to stoke a fire.