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Hello Petillo!!!!

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Bill

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Kat

Welcome to the forums... I also have the CG Pro... I don't have the side firebox ether so here's what I did and you might want to seriously consider doing it as well... As you are going to find out, it is very hard to control heat with this unit as there are so many air leaks... for mine, to keep it down to 225` I have to run the intake all the way closed and the exhaust only about a 1/4 open...

I built this charcoal basket to keep charcoal all gathered up in the end closest to the intake vent.. It works great to do long smokes using the minion method... It lets the ashes drop to the bottom of the smoker and not smother the fire... you will also see the exhaust extension on the inside of the cover.. it goes down to grate level when lid is closed ... just these 2 very cheap mods made all the difference in the world...

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In the picture I only filled half the basket to show the divider in the middle of it... When I do long smokes (ribs,butts, briskets) I will fill the basket up all the way with wood chunks mixed throughout... I leave just a little hole in the end for about 10 or so lit briquettes (only half lit, not red hot) You might also want to bend the sides in our out so it's a tighter fit when you close the lid

Basket dimensions are 5w x 17L x 4.5h

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