Offset smoker temp query

[davekat]

Gday guys finally bought home my new kitchen and am trying to do a burn in or season. Have bothe fire box and chimney vents wide open max temp after 3 hours is 250f is this normal?

Im using charcoal brickets and have included pics to try and help

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• davekat
• Feb 24, 2016

This is just at the start but once they all lit is when i hit max temp

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• davekat
• Feb 24, 2016

 

[davekat]

I will add that it is cheap so i know it needs the chimney extended down to the plate and other mods but just curious as to if im doing it right

 

[tropics]

What is the charcoal sitting on? If you started with more coal it would have heated up faster.

Richie

 

[davekat]

It sitting up on a grill plate with good airflow under it. I went out to check 15 min ago and its up at 300 now still with vents wide open and have added maybe another 15 brickets

 

[tropics]

I think a charcoal grate would give a better air flow.Possibly a charcoal basket even keeps the coal close.I haven't had a side burner in years some of the other guys should be along good luck

Richie

 

[prestonk08]

Good morning! I know when I used my Charbroil I had it down to about a chimney and a half of charcoal to start, and then added a chimney of lit charcoal about every hour to keep the temp up. Those things are pretty drafty so that time varies quite a bit. Looks good on the deck by the way! [emoji]128077[/emoji]

 

[davekat]

Good morning! I know when I used my Charbroil I had it down to about a chimney and a half of charcoal to start, and then added a chimney of lit charcoal about every hour to keep the temp up. Those things are pretty drafty so that time varies quite a bit. Looks good on the deck by the way! [emoji]128077[/emoji]

Yea cheers mate i have my camp oven/dutch oven underneath the smoker as well incase i decide to do up something abit quicker. I can do ribs in about 1.5 hours fall off the bone in that thing.

When it comes to my temp with the smoker i guess it will also change when i use aome wood chunks as well but all in all i cant wait for saturday to come so i can try it out