Hdhead
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- May 3, 2014
- Location
- Onalaska, WI
Fired up my shiny new Weber copper kettle for the first time for a practice cook and temperature calibration. On my old 18.5 kettle I have been sticking a digital probe in the vent so the probe was near the cooking surface. So I did the same on the new one to check. Interestingly the dome thermometer reads 25 degrees cooler than the probe closer to the cooking surface. Not sure if that is real or if the dome thermometer is out of calibration.
But my more significant concern is that with all dampers completely closed the kettle stays at 240-250 degrees until the coals burn out. I'm pretty sure that the air leak is through the bottom dampers. Will these seal up with more cooks? Also I have always conserved charcoal by snuffing out the fire but can't do that as of yet. Any experience with this is appreciated.
But my more significant concern is that with all dampers completely closed the kettle stays at 240-250 degrees until the coals burn out. I'm pretty sure that the air leak is through the bottom dampers. Will these seal up with more cooks? Also I have always conserved charcoal by snuffing out the fire but can't do that as of yet. Any experience with this is appreciated.