- Apr 10, 2017
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Hello All,
I recently inherited a GrillPro Vertical Smoker. It has the charcoal box on the very bottom, then the smoke box, then a water basin. The Charcoal box sits right on the bottom of the smoker. I am not new to grilling, and utilizing my grill as a smoker, but I really struggled to maintain a temperature yesterday when I used my smoker for the first time. I was using the hardwood charcoal which burns very hot very fast- so maybe I just need to use regular charcoal. The flavor was great, but it took way too long and I still had to finish up on the grill. I am picking up a descent thermometer Thursday to monitor the temperature better. But it seemed to heat up nice and hot, but ten minutes later i would need to put more charcoal in. I went through an entire large bag. I tried vents open, closed, partially open, ect. I am going to try regular charcoal Thursday, but does anybody have any advice for me?
Thanks
Meg
I recently inherited a GrillPro Vertical Smoker. It has the charcoal box on the very bottom, then the smoke box, then a water basin. The Charcoal box sits right on the bottom of the smoker. I am not new to grilling, and utilizing my grill as a smoker, but I really struggled to maintain a temperature yesterday when I used my smoker for the first time. I was using the hardwood charcoal which burns very hot very fast- so maybe I just need to use regular charcoal. The flavor was great, but it took way too long and I still had to finish up on the grill. I am picking up a descent thermometer Thursday to monitor the temperature better. But it seemed to heat up nice and hot, but ten minutes later i would need to put more charcoal in. I went through an entire large bag. I tried vents open, closed, partially open, ect. I am going to try regular charcoal Thursday, but does anybody have any advice for me?
Thanks
Meg
