- Jul 5, 2009
- 9
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Got this horizontal grill and tried it for the first time on Friday. We never did get a decent amount of heat. We used a meat thermometer and the grill thermometer as a gauge. Never could get the ribs above 126 degrees and the chicken, well, that was downright scary. The temp on the grill never even made it to 200 - Highest I think was about 175, for a short time.
We used Cowboy Lump Charcoal, tried keeping vents open to blast air and make high heat. We did NOT open the meat side of the grill, but did open the fuel side to keep dumping on the fuel. We left it a few hours without opening and saw no improvement in the temp.
One issue I see with this grill (which we bought pre-assembled from Lowes) is about 1" gap between the main lid and the grill, right next to the firebox. I'm guessing it is losing a lot of heat there and we need to drill new holes and remount the lid. I'm not sure if this is a big enough issue to cause us to lose so many degrees, though...
I suspect there are other threads here addressing this particular grill, but there doesn't appear to be a search function. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! We spent 8 hours on this project and still ended up throwing the stuff in the oven. The end results were fantastic, though!
Thanks
Cindy
We used Cowboy Lump Charcoal, tried keeping vents open to blast air and make high heat. We did NOT open the meat side of the grill, but did open the fuel side to keep dumping on the fuel. We left it a few hours without opening and saw no improvement in the temp.
One issue I see with this grill (which we bought pre-assembled from Lowes) is about 1" gap between the main lid and the grill, right next to the firebox. I'm guessing it is losing a lot of heat there and we need to drill new holes and remount the lid. I'm not sure if this is a big enough issue to cause us to lose so many degrees, though...
I suspect there are other threads here addressing this particular grill, but there doesn't appear to be a search function. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! We spent 8 hours on this project and still ended up throwing the stuff in the oven. The end results were fantastic, though!
Thanks
Cindy