- May 15, 2009
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Hey fellow Qers.
So last year I got a Brinkman vertical square dual door smoker.
http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/o...ent=smoker.jpg
My first attempt smoking with it was a disaster. I could not get the temperature to go anywhere expect down, no matter what I did. So before this latest time I researched the heck out of this...and found the answers here. Thank you so much to everyone who posted their help to others, this is where I found the solution.
Smoking right now and holding a steady 220-225 temp.
So, if you have a similar smoker, here is what I found helped me. I went to home depot and bought this grilling wok:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...6&ddkey=Search
>I used the grilling wok instead of the charcoal pan. Opened the bottom two vents and the top two.
>I filled the water pan with sand instead of the water, as I read here that worked for some people. This got my temperature well past 300 so I pulled the sand and went back to the water.
> When I got to the temp I like I closed the top right and bottom right. I tweaked the top and bottom vents on the left till I got to the temp I wanted.
(It's all about tweaking I've found)
This is a huge difference from last time smoking. The temp outside is about the same as last time and slight to no wind both times. So for me it really came down to the grilling wok. Life saver. I had a heck of time coming to this answer. Hope it helps someone else.
Thanks,
Ryan
So last year I got a Brinkman vertical square dual door smoker.
http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/o...ent=smoker.jpg
My first attempt smoking with it was a disaster. I could not get the temperature to go anywhere expect down, no matter what I did. So before this latest time I researched the heck out of this...and found the answers here. Thank you so much to everyone who posted their help to others, this is where I found the solution.
Smoking right now and holding a steady 220-225 temp.
So, if you have a similar smoker, here is what I found helped me. I went to home depot and bought this grilling wok:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...6&ddkey=Search
>I used the grilling wok instead of the charcoal pan. Opened the bottom two vents and the top two.
>I filled the water pan with sand instead of the water, as I read here that worked for some people. This got my temperature well past 300 so I pulled the sand and went back to the water.
> When I got to the temp I like I closed the top right and bottom right. I tweaked the top and bottom vents on the left till I got to the temp I wanted.
(It's all about tweaking I've found)
This is a huge difference from last time smoking. The temp outside is about the same as last time and slight to no wind both times. So for me it really came down to the grilling wok. Life saver. I had a heck of time coming to this answer. Hope it helps someone else.
Thanks,
Ryan