I ran a trial a couple of weeks back with my new ThermoWorks Bellows fan and remote monitoring (you can find that write up and results in the thermometer section). I used Kingsford Professional for my pinion charcoal - about a half basket - and then Kingsford Blue as my starter - one full small chimney.
I noticed at clean up that I had a fair amount of ash dust on the walls of my WSM 18.5". Didn't look like it made it into the water pan nor onto the grates. But, a lot more than if I had not used the fan. I have used all Kingsford before, and obviously there is a fair amount of ash in the bottom at the end but I never got it on the walls like I did this time. I am planning on doing either a brisket or butt (or both) Christmas night to serve the day after and I don't want to risk the ash.
My local Ace seems to have stopped carrying Jealous Devil and now carries FOGO. Never used FOGO before and not sure locally where I can find Jealous Devil.
So, what have y'all had success with, especially when using a fan/bellows?
I noticed at clean up that I had a fair amount of ash dust on the walls of my WSM 18.5". Didn't look like it made it into the water pan nor onto the grates. But, a lot more than if I had not used the fan. I have used all Kingsford before, and obviously there is a fair amount of ash in the bottom at the end but I never got it on the walls like I did this time. I am planning on doing either a brisket or butt (or both) Christmas night to serve the day after and I don't want to risk the ash.
My local Ace seems to have stopped carrying Jealous Devil and now carries FOGO. Never used FOGO before and not sure locally where I can find Jealous Devil.
So, what have y'all had success with, especially when using a fan/bellows?
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