OK, I have the Char-Broil Charcoal Water Smoker shown here: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100043270
I made some fatties and abt's on Saturday for the first time (sorry no q-view). Both turned out great and everyone like them. But, this is only the 3rd or 4th time I have ever used my smoker. Every time I need to open up the lid to flip whatever I am cooking over, I lose heat and can't seem to get it back.
I cooked the fatties for 90 min @ 250. I then opened the lid, flipped the fatties over, put on the top rack and placed the abt's on top. I closed it up again and was going to let it go for another 90 min. Well, my temp dropped to around 200. I waited about 30 min to see if it would come back up, but it didn't. So I opened the door and put in about a dozen more unlit briquettes using some tongs. I could never get the temp back up to 250.
Anyone have any thoughts/tips for me? Adding another partial chimney full of lit briquettes is difficult with this smoker as the water pan above the charcoal pan only has a few inches of room.
I made some fatties and abt's on Saturday for the first time (sorry no q-view). Both turned out great and everyone like them. But, this is only the 3rd or 4th time I have ever used my smoker. Every time I need to open up the lid to flip whatever I am cooking over, I lose heat and can't seem to get it back.
I cooked the fatties for 90 min @ 250. I then opened the lid, flipped the fatties over, put on the top rack and placed the abt's on top. I closed it up again and was going to let it go for another 90 min. Well, my temp dropped to around 200. I waited about 30 min to see if it would come back up, but it didn't. So I opened the door and put in about a dozen more unlit briquettes using some tongs. I could never get the temp back up to 250.
Anyone have any thoughts/tips for me? Adding another partial chimney full of lit briquettes is difficult with this smoker as the water pan above the charcoal pan only has a few inches of room.