NBS/Char Broil Silver fire control question.
 

On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:38:54 GMT, "M&M" >
wrote:

>> Jesse
>
>I'm completely baffled by your problem getting it as hot as you'd like.
>Mine will easily reach 400°. My problem is keeping the
>heat under 300°. I don't bother with any pattern to the load of lump.
>It may matter, but I don't mess with it. Actually, it sounds like your
>problems are pretty minor.


Yea I was baffled too. Must have been something stupid I was
overlooking. But yes in a practical sense it wasn't a big problem
as that temp was fine for the food. And again near the end of
the cook the temps seemed to get higher much easier. Not
sure what was different but I'm sure Ill figure it out.

Jesse

NBS/Char Broil Silver fire control question.
 

On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:38:54 GMT, "M&M" >
wrote:

>> Jesse
>
>I'm completely baffled by your problem getting it as hot as you'd like.
>Mine will easily reach 400°. My problem is keeping the
>heat under 300°. I don't bother with any pattern to the load of lump.
>It may matter, but I don't mess with it. Actually, it sounds like your
>problems are pretty minor.


Yea I was baffled too. Must have been something stupid I was
overlooking. But yes in a practical sense it wasn't a big problem
as that temp was fine for the food. And again near the end of
the cook the temps seemed to get higher much easier. Not
sure what was different but I'm sure Ill figure it out.

Jesse

NBS/Char Broil Silver fire control question.
 

Jesse Skeens wrote:

> Yea I was baffled too. Must have been something stupid I was
> overlooking. But yes in a practical sense it wasn't a big problem
> as that temp was fine for the food. And again near the end of
> the cook the temps seemed to get higher much easier. Not
> sure what was different but I'm sure Ill figure it out.

The NBS was getting more air as the paint burned off ;-)

Dana

NBS/Char Broil Silver fire control question.
 

Jesse Skeens wrote:

> Yea I was baffled too. Must have been something stupid I was
> overlooking. But yes in a practical sense it wasn't a big problem
> as that temp was fine for the food. And again near the end of
> the cook the temps seemed to get higher much easier. Not
> sure what was different but I'm sure Ill figure it out.

The NBS was getting more air as the paint burned off ;-)

Dana

NBS/Char Broil Silver fire control question.
 

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 20:24:54 GMT, Dana Myers > wrote:

>M&M wrote:
>
>> I'm completely baffled by your problem getting it as hot as you'd like.
>> Mine will easily reach 400°.
>
>Same here. More fuel == more heat, as long as the fire
>can breathe OK and isn't damped down and smoldering.
>


I think that was the problem. I had the firebox
dampner set to about 1". Realize now I should
have let the fire completely get hot before
closing it. Later on in the cook the coals
finally got nice and white hot and from then
on things acted a lot more like I had expected
them to.


Jesse

NBS/Char Broil Silver fire control question.
 

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 20:24:54 GMT, Dana Myers > wrote:

>M&M wrote:
>
>> I'm completely baffled by your problem getting it as hot as you'd like.
>> Mine will easily reach 400°.
>
>Same here. More fuel == more heat, as long as the fire
>can breathe OK and isn't damped down and smoldering.
>


I think that was the problem. I had the firebox
dampner set to about 1". Realize now I should
have let the fire completely get hot before
closing it. Later on in the cook the coals
finally got nice and white hot and from then
on things acted a lot more like I had expected
them to.


Jesse