Temp creep

[DSCatering]

Using a Billows on a BGE. It is just slight, but over a 10 hr cook. a ltlle can be a lot....Any suggestions. Can't close the top any further or it will be fully closed.

[Jerod Broussard]

Supplement air coming in somewhere stoking things up. It was more extreme with my kettles. Lids had to be sealed with gaskets.

[Spinaker]

Make sure it is sealed well at the adapter, lid and top. Check your gaskets.

Are you asking how to level the temp out?

What fuel are you using?

[DaveD]

Wish I could help, but I'm a full-time creep.

[JHB]

One factor might be that air flows through the Billows even when the fan isn't running. Thermoworks sells a "throttle" (little plastic gizmo) that will let you restruct the air flow and keep the temperature down. If I don't use a throttle on my Pit Barrel, it will run at 275 degrees with Billows even if I set the target temperature lower.

[Chuck in Charlotte]

Don't be afraid to fully close the top vent. Before I fixed the overbite on my BGE I had to close the daisy wheel completely to keep it below 275. Sounds like a crime, but still worked.

[Mosca]

I often let mine run on the leakage between the lid and base.

[Millwright1]

Same goes for using bellows with the ok 360, opened one exhaust pinwheel enough to sneak temp prob wire though,that’s it.

[DSCatering]

Well got thru the cook. only had two real issues. 1st early that the creep turned into 275! closed the top vent to barely open (toothpick) and took billows off. Got temp back to 235, put it in and it ran fine.

When I pulled the brisket to wrap, the temp got away again. Think it just left the lid open and got the B&B competition excited. basically did the same as the 1st.

just trying to get it to a point that i can put something on overnight and not worry. Know it is a learning experience. Thank you all for the thoughts and suggestions.

[jfmorris]

I think you need the Billows damper that someone else mentioned above:

https://www.thermoworks.com/tx-1609x-bd/

You are probably getting too much air through the Billows even when the fan is not running and need this to cut down the airflow when the fan is off. The BBQ Guru fans have something like this built in.

[Skip]

+1 on the damper. Probably letting too much air in at the fan.

[JCBBQ]

Maybe try closing the top vents more than you would w/o the Billows. You’re definitely getting too much air, so close it down - you’ve got the billows to ramp it up if the temp drops.

[JCBBQ]

Just adding my personal opinion, but you might try bbq w your kamado in the 275-290 range. I find the smoke better than 225 in my Primo. The smoke is too light due the the efficiency of these cookers at the low end. More combustion and thus, imho, better some in the higher 200s. Shorter cook time doesn’t hurt either.