tx_hellraiser
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I see that you put on a bezel how do you know if that will work correctly?
I see that you put on a bezel how do you know if that will work correctly?
a bezel?
Hank, how is the cook going?
In the picture shows he to foil wrapped it around the grates and put it over the firebox down at a angle and a second one looks to extend it out even more.
I called it a bezel not sure what else you would call it
But i seen the mods for this and its usally just one piece at a 45 degree angle
Here's a mod you don't hear about very often. Remove the chimney, and weld the gap between the flange and the chimney, closed. It really helped level out temps in my NBBD. I had originally used JB Weld, but it eventually failed.
Looking forward to how your brisket turns out.
Matt
I'm happy with the results so far but I have much to learn. I opened the cooker to put a probe (ET-73) in the brisket and it is at 181° and inching up. It is coloring up nicely. I'm using my ET-732 to get the temperature on either end of the grate and the end toward the fire box is running about 40° hotter. Right now it's 288° vs. 250°. When I added the ET-73 I put the cooker probe next to the brisket in about the middle. It's running about where the hot end is or even a few degrees hotter. It's probably close to the 2" gap between my "tuning plates."a bezel?
Hank, how is the cook going?
are you saying that you have about a few degress temp difference across the grates ?
It seems to be running 20-40° from one end to the other. the middle is reading a little higher. Right now from left to right (hot to cold) firebox to stack I have 244°, 283°, 268°. When I add fuel it pushes the hot end up and as it drops, the temperatures get closer.are you saying that you have about a few degress temp difference across the grates ?
It seems to be running 20-40° from one end to the other. the middle is reading a little higher. Right now from left to right (hot to cold) firebox to stack I have 244°, 283°, 268°. When I add fuel it pushes the hot end up and as it drops, the temperatures get closer.
Sweet build Down Home how would you check if the baffle is working properly? would you just take temp readings across the grates?
I'm trying bigger sticks now. They don't light as easy so I've added some smaller sticks as well. I'm not using any charcoal beyond what I used to get the fire going. For this cook I'm determined to stick with sticks but I'll keep charcoal as a future option.sounds like you are doing fine.
maybe just bigger sticks for a longer interval between adding them is all you need
are you supplementing with charcoal?
I'm trying bigger sticks now. They don't light as easy so I've added some smaller sticks as well. I'm not using any charcoal beyond what I used to get the fire going. For this cook I'm determined to stick with sticks but I'll keep charcoal as a future option.
Like Bill said near the end of the movie, "You didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you?" I expect a learning curve and don't expect everything to be perfect on my very first cook. I'll be happy if I get some decent 'Q out of this and hope to learn something from the effort that makes things easier/better on the next go 'round.