2002sheds
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
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- Apr 28, 2017
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Hi All,
I have been using a Char Broiler with offset fire box for the last couple of years, and have often struggled to keep it at temperature.
Not having the cash for a Traeger, I just bought a pellet pooper attachment (the hopper, auger, arm, PID controller, etc.) and am already having the same issue — I can’t get the temperature past 330 degrees. There is a steel heat baffle directly over the “fire cup” and an aluminum drip tray over that, if either of those things matter. They were not in the setup before I got the pellet popper, and the temperature limit seemed to be the same.
For most of my cooking, this won’t be a problem. The “Franken-grill” holds 225 degrees just fine, but it would be great to get some ideas from the community in terms of mods that can give this setup a bit more range...
Thanks,
David
I have been using a Char Broiler with offset fire box for the last couple of years, and have often struggled to keep it at temperature.
Not having the cash for a Traeger, I just bought a pellet pooper attachment (the hopper, auger, arm, PID controller, etc.) and am already having the same issue — I can’t get the temperature past 330 degrees. There is a steel heat baffle directly over the “fire cup” and an aluminum drip tray over that, if either of those things matter. They were not in the setup before I got the pellet popper, and the temperature limit seemed to be the same.
For most of my cooking, this won’t be a problem. The “Franken-grill” holds 225 degrees just fine, but it would be great to get some ideas from the community in terms of mods that can give this setup a bit more range...
Thanks,
David