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I recently purchased two Auber temp controllers for use with my WSMs, and both times I have tried using them the fire got too hot too fast, and I couldn't cool it back down. I am a firm believer that "you have to be smarter than what you're working with", and apparently I'm not. Can someone help me out here :?:
My procedure:
Fill the charcoal ring with a mix of Kingsford blue, and Royal Oak red, at a ratio of about 1.5:1.
I light between 9 and 15 briquettes of Kingsford with a chimney starter. Then dump it in the middle of the charcoal ring.
I open all three vents all the way, except the two holes I taped over on the blower vent. The top vent is also open all the way.
Once the grate temp gets to about 185-190 I close two of the vents completely, and turn on the Auber, set for 250 or so. I am measuring the grate temp with two calibrated digital thermometers.
I keep checking every hour or so, and it will do good for about 2 or 2 1/2 hours, and then it is 300, and then it's 350, and so on.
I close the top vent on the WSM and it doesn't cool it off at all. Usually at this time I have been getting frustrated and putting the meat in the oven at 250 or 275.
I need help bad
My procedure:
Fill the charcoal ring with a mix of Kingsford blue, and Royal Oak red, at a ratio of about 1.5:1.
I light between 9 and 15 briquettes of Kingsford with a chimney starter. Then dump it in the middle of the charcoal ring.
I open all three vents all the way, except the two holes I taped over on the blower vent. The top vent is also open all the way.
Once the grate temp gets to about 185-190 I close two of the vents completely, and turn on the Auber, set for 250 or so. I am measuring the grate temp with two calibrated digital thermometers.
I keep checking every hour or so, and it will do good for about 2 or 2 1/2 hours, and then it is 300, and then it's 350, and so on.
I close the top vent on the WSM and it doesn't cool it off at all. Usually at this time I have been getting frustrated and putting the meat in the oven at 250 or 275.
I need help bad