ksu1971
Knows what a fatty is.
Ok guys I must be doing something wrong here and am looking for some assistance.
I got the IQ110 as a Christmas present and have given it a couple runs and typically I do not cook this high but these two cooks require temps in the upper 290 to 300+ degrees. I cooked a turkey one time and you need the heat to get the crispy skin and then I did some appetizers for New Years eve that had bacon and you need the higher heat to crisp up the bacon.
The first cook I contributed the 16 mph breeze we had that day as to why I couldn't get it above 280 but this last cook there was no breeze and still could not get above 285. On both cooks I had to end up opening the additional vents to get enough air to get to 300.
Here is my game plan for the latest cook.
What could I be doing wrong here?
I got the IQ110 as a Christmas present and have given it a couple runs and typically I do not cook this high but these two cooks require temps in the upper 290 to 300+ degrees. I cooked a turkey one time and you need the heat to get the crispy skin and then I did some appetizers for New Years eve that had bacon and you need the higher heat to crisp up the bacon.
The first cook I contributed the 16 mph breeze we had that day as to why I couldn't get it above 280 but this last cook there was no breeze and still could not get above 285. On both cooks I had to end up opening the additional vents to get enough air to get to 300.
Here is my game plan for the latest cook.
- I used a full chimney of lite KBB this time
- I let the cooker get up to 295 before shutting down the other two intakes and turning on the IQ110. I was shooting for 300.
- Both cooks I ran with an empty foiled water pan.
- Both cooks I ran the damper fully open on the IQ.
- I have the IQ clipped to my Maverick probe holder.
- Since I cannot get an actual reading I slowly dialed back the temp to what the Maverick was reading and the IQ said it was at temp (solid green) so I assuming the probe is at least close to accurate.
What could I be doing wrong here?