WSM 22 Shut Down

[danbono]

Hi Al What is the best way to shut down a WSM 22"..Mine was running hot after 2 hrs. I tried with the lid off, lid on all vents closed. I was cooking with a rotisserie temps were 350.

Thanks Dan

 

[gmc2003]

Doesn't the rotisserie have holes in it? That would either prevent or slow down the shut down process.

Chris

 

[krj]

Just gotta close everything up at tightly as possible to snuff it out. This will save on leftover charcoal you haven't burnt up yet. If you're not worried about saving charcoal, then open everything! In fact if it was me I'd take the lid and mid section completely off, open all three bottom vents to full and just let it burn itself out.

 

[noboundaries]

My 22.5" WSM takes anywhere from 2-3 hours to drop below 100F chamber temp when I close all the vents. That's when the outside temp is in the 60s-80s. Doesn't matter if I'm running 350F or 165F, it seems to fall in that 2-3 hour range. When the temp is in the 30s-50s, it take about 90 minutes. This past Thursday I was running 260F chamber temp for spare ribs that needed to be done mid-afternoon. Outside temp was 102F. I shut down the vents and after 3 hours the chamber temp was still 130.

 

[SmokinAl]

I've had my WSM for so long I can just about tell how much wood & charcoal to put in the ring for whatever I'm cooking. So I usually just let it burn itself out.
Al