FINALLY GOOD VORTEX WINGS

[elninohese]

Had the Weber kettle for over a year and vortex--always had mediocre wings--temp on dome always just hit 400f...Never figured it out--lump coal. Always used mapp torch to hit lump in vortex to heat up..vents all open...Decided after a year to buy Charcoal chimney starter--filled it up with lump mapped torched it..waited for it to blaze with fire, put it in vortex....still temp only showing 400? So I decided to crack the lid top open about an inch--so not to fully close it...Well--- temp hit 600 and stayed that way for 45 mins.....kids said best wings yet....by the way -17 degrees last night.

So going forward will not close top all they was, could hear and see vortex blazing hot...

 

[JLeonard]

-17degrees?!?!?!?!? Oh Lord my bones ache just thinking about that. Hats off to you for cooking in that weather.
Jim

 

[yankee2bbq]

Great news! Glad it worked out for you.
On a side note, the top vent (lid vent) should always be open when grilling/smoking. Never fully closed.

 

[sawhorseray]

Great you got it worked out. I wouldn't trust the dial thermometer that came on any smoker tho -17º might certainly be a factor. RAY

 

[Brokenhandle]

Glad you all had a great turn out with your wings! And the bright side of smoking when its that cold... you don't have to wait near as long for them to cool off so you can eat them!

Ryan

 

[elninohese]

yep going forward will be leaving lid a inch gap--with vortex going ...you can hear and see the difference between closed lid and slightly open gap...more air rushing to the vortex. Only be doing this for wings--maybe burgers....high high heat...I am in Toronto, cold week ahead of me....

 

[Fueling Around]

Good job figuring out a solution.
Toronto, ah (not a) -17°C
I grill and smoke down to 0° F quite often. Really depends on the wind

 

[elninohese]

yes should of mentioned Toronto - 17 Celsius is around 2 Fahrenheit