Hi all.
Before I bought my MasterBuilt 1050, I read through the comments about not getting a full 8 or 10 hours of cook time from a firebox fully loaded with Kingsford charcoal briquettes. Therefore, before performing my initial 250F/400F burn-out and 350F seasoning, I cut out a square piece of 1/2 inch expanded metal to lay on top of the stock firebox grate. I figured that this would allow me to get more use from the lit charcoal before it falls into the bucket below.
However, I found that the time for the 1050 to cool off from 400F to an ambient outside temperature was excessive. Even after 4+ hours, I found that there was still smoldering charcoal. In shutting down the grill, I turned the power switch off and immediately inserted the two plates to completely block the air flow vents. Yet, 4+ hours later, my grill is still smoldering charcoal. The temperature of the heat shields on the sides and top hopper of the firebox stack were warm to the touch but not hot. This extended smoldering of charcoal concerns me.
Has anyone else made the modification of adding a piece of expanded metal on top of firebox grate to get extended charcoal use? If so, are you experiencing extended grill cool down times and extended charcoal smoldering times?
Thanks.
-Z
Before I bought my MasterBuilt 1050, I read through the comments about not getting a full 8 or 10 hours of cook time from a firebox fully loaded with Kingsford charcoal briquettes. Therefore, before performing my initial 250F/400F burn-out and 350F seasoning, I cut out a square piece of 1/2 inch expanded metal to lay on top of the stock firebox grate. I figured that this would allow me to get more use from the lit charcoal before it falls into the bucket below.
However, I found that the time for the 1050 to cool off from 400F to an ambient outside temperature was excessive. Even after 4+ hours, I found that there was still smoldering charcoal. In shutting down the grill, I turned the power switch off and immediately inserted the two plates to completely block the air flow vents. Yet, 4+ hours later, my grill is still smoldering charcoal. The temperature of the heat shields on the sides and top hopper of the firebox stack were warm to the touch but not hot. This extended smoldering of charcoal concerns me.
Has anyone else made the modification of adding a piece of expanded metal on top of firebox grate to get extended charcoal use? If so, are you experiencing extended grill cool down times and extended charcoal smoldering times?
Thanks.
-Z
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