Keller Steeler
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2007
- Location
- Keller, TX
Fired her up this morning to play with the DigiQ and the new u-shaped charcoal basket. I brined some chicken and have one rack of loin backs that will go on later. I will also probably throw on some sausage.
So far I am pretty happy - if I want to get sleep, it looks like I will be able to.:eusa_clap
I loaded the basket with two bags of rancher and lit one chimney. I am running her dry for the first time so I foiled the bottom. Dumped the coals around 8:20 am let her sit for about 15 minutes before I decided to set the guru to 175 and let it rise that way. When it hit there I turned off the Guru and took out the fan. The intake was fully open from the inducer and the stacks were wide open.
When it hit 215, I put the guru back on and set it for 225. I also closed the stacks halfway. The guru damper was set to 1/2 open. It overshot and held around 237. I closed the stacks to a little less than 1/4 and closed the guru damper so it was only 1/3 open. The temp came down. Now I am just playing with raising the temp for the chicken which will go on in an hour.
I want to use it with water also. I have a couple of contests coming up so it looks like if I have success today I will run dry for the contests and then practice in a few weeks at home with water in the pan.
So far I am pretty happy - if I want to get sleep, it looks like I will be able to.:eusa_clap
I loaded the basket with two bags of rancher and lit one chimney. I am running her dry for the first time so I foiled the bottom. Dumped the coals around 8:20 am let her sit for about 15 minutes before I decided to set the guru to 175 and let it rise that way. When it hit there I turned off the Guru and took out the fan. The intake was fully open from the inducer and the stacks were wide open.
When it hit 215, I put the guru back on and set it for 225. I also closed the stacks halfway. The guru damper was set to 1/2 open. It overshot and held around 237. I closed the stacks to a little less than 1/4 and closed the guru damper so it was only 1/3 open. The temp came down. Now I am just playing with raising the temp for the chicken which will go on in an hour.
I want to use it with water also. I have a couple of contests coming up so it looks like if I have success today I will run dry for the contests and then practice in a few weeks at home with water in the pan.