Like I said b4 was getting a BDS--finally had a chance to put a fire in the
hole--didn't have a lot of time to invest so a turkey was chosen to be
initial sacrifice.
Spatchcocked a 14lb'er yesterday morning, after throwing a chimney of light
Royal Oak lump on top of about7-8lbs already in charcoal ring, put about
4hunks of pecan on top of glowing lump then put meaat on grill and cover on
top of it all.
After 15min adjusted vents when the temp reched about 225°F and went in
house. In 2hrs came out and flipped the bird, one houir later checked the
temps--breast was 158° and the hindquarters 172°--put bird on platter and
closed up the BDS. The cooker temp was still 225°F. Checked th e cooker
this afternoon--used about 1/2 the charcoal!

BTW the outside temp was about 10°F at the conclusion of the cooking and the
meat had the flavour of the fat dripping on hot coals.
Like this cooker enuf already one of my WSM's is for sale--this barrel is my
replacement chicken cooker at KCBS contests.
nice machine at a fair value

Buzz