Petee_c
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2014
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I was trying to do 2 hot and fast butts this weekend, but and I couldn't get it up.
Seems like my UDS needs a little blue pill (lol)
Sent the temperature alarms on my thermometer to go between a low of 270 and a high of 325F, and throughout my cool, although my temps were stable between 270 and 280 for the 1st 3 hours of the cook, I couldn't get them higher even with all vents open.
I have some old charcoal and brickets in the bottom of my basket. I'm wondering if moisture from storing all winter outside, (uncovered) has caused the ash to cake on some of the bottom charcoal,forming an unburnable lump of charcoal and ash.
I did tap the uds gently, by picking up one side about 2"and then dropping it repeatedly to try to knock some of the ash out.
I was aiming for 300F yesterday, but just couldn't get there. Only a light breeze, so windchill wasn't a factor.
I rigged up a battery powered fan need the end of the cook to try to keep the temps above 250F...worked fairly well. Going to improve on the idea for the next time I need to boost temps.
Probably going to have to brush off any ash by hand and remove any suspect charcoal at the bottom of my basket before the next cook
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Seems like my UDS needs a little blue pill (lol)
Sent the temperature alarms on my thermometer to go between a low of 270 and a high of 325F, and throughout my cool, although my temps were stable between 270 and 280 for the 1st 3 hours of the cook, I couldn't get them higher even with all vents open.
I have some old charcoal and brickets in the bottom of my basket. I'm wondering if moisture from storing all winter outside, (uncovered) has caused the ash to cake on some of the bottom charcoal,forming an unburnable lump of charcoal and ash.
I did tap the uds gently, by picking up one side about 2"and then dropping it repeatedly to try to knock some of the ash out.
I was aiming for 300F yesterday, but just couldn't get there. Only a light breeze, so windchill wasn't a factor.
I rigged up a battery powered fan need the end of the cook to try to keep the temps above 250F...worked fairly well. Going to improve on the idea for the next time I need to boost temps.
Probably going to have to brush off any ash by hand and remove any suspect charcoal at the bottom of my basket before the next cook
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