So for christmas the hubby gave me a MES. I was so excited. I started reading and researching and trying things. The more i have done and read made me want a charcoal one even more. So the other day I bought a NBBD off of Craigslist. So i have cleaned it then decided that I could work on how to do the temps and get them jsut right while seasoning. I have now seasoned twice. SO as I am playing and tweaking things My husband tells me I am doing things wrong.
1) he is telling me that I am not supposed to get the coals that hot in a chimney starter (meaning that I shouldn't get all the coals read hot and then dump it) He says this cause the black coating came off the out side.
2) Everything I have read on line the forums and cook books state that I should get the temp up to 300-350 then add the mean cause it will drop down to 200-275 depending on what I have on the grates and how much. He doesn't understand this. says that is to hot that if it is 100 or 150 it would be fine. Smoking is low and slow. quit trying to get a temp of 200
I am at a loss on what to tell him. It is my understanding that the higher temp like 200 helps the wood smolter and smoke so you get the smoke flavor and smoke ring. Am I missing something?? Am I wrong and he right. Some insite into this would be great
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1) he is telling me that I am not supposed to get the coals that hot in a chimney starter (meaning that I shouldn't get all the coals read hot and then dump it) He says this cause the black coating came off the out side.
2) Everything I have read on line the forums and cook books state that I should get the temp up to 300-350 then add the mean cause it will drop down to 200-275 depending on what I have on the grates and how much. He doesn't understand this. says that is to hot that if it is 100 or 150 it would be fine. Smoking is low and slow. quit trying to get a temp of 200
I am at a loss on what to tell him. It is my understanding that the higher temp like 200 helps the wood smolter and smoke so you get the smoke flavor and smoke ring. Am I missing something?? Am I wrong and he right. Some insite into this would be great
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