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I have heard of Ridge charcoal. I believe it is the same as Embers that Wally world sales. I believe someone said Embers is made by Royal Oak so this relabeling thing gets confusing
Sorry I do not run an Electric so I'm no help but I wanted to welcome you to SMF from Coastal South Carolina. Someone will be along shortly to help you
It seems to burn on par with the Charcoal. You would be surprised How long the split last"Usually the entire stack". No problems with temp the fan handles that. It is a lot simpler then you think. Don't over think it. Try it and see how it works for you.
I use full splits when i do butts "I like the extra smoke flavor" and never had a problem. I place a small layer of charcoal, then i'lI place the split in the center, surround it with charcoal. Always seems to work fine. On shorter cooks it does not go out as easy as charcoal so it takes a...
Glad it worked out for you...looks great. What charcoal were you using. I generally use B&B or RO but i will use other brands if that's what is available so if there is a chance your issue might have been the product of the charcoal, i would like to try and avoid it. I cause enough problems...