So my SNS arrived late yesterday, but not time to do a real test. However, I fired it up this morning at 11:10 with an outside temp of ~60F. Now I was busy doing things around the house, and had to go out twice, so I checked the Weber when I could. (One of the reasons I bought this was so that I wouldn't have to babysit it all day.) Following the directions that came with it, it took 15 min for it to reach 220. It reached 245F at 12:06. At that time I closed the top vent from ~ 1/2 to ~ 1/3 and the temp went down to 222F. It stayed there until I decided to take a peek at 1:15. It reached 243F at 1:48 and I closed the top vent a bit more. It continued to climb to 258F and I closed the vent a bit more. At 4 it was up to 292F and I closed the vent to a small slit and put 3 clamps around the edge of the rim to cut off the air leaks. The temps started to fall - I forgot to log the time, but it went down to ~ 215F. I also forgot to log the salmon I cooked for my wife...
When I got home at 6:05 the temp had fallen to 202F and I ended the test. There was still charcoal left in the SNS. I think that I could have brought the temp back up if I had stirred the coals, but I didn't want to mess with it any more.
I guess the most important thing I learned was that I need to use clamps to stop the leaks unless I decide to put a gasket around the rim. I do wish I had used the clamps the whole time.
When I got home at 6:05 the temp had fallen to 202F and I ended the test. There was still charcoal left in the SNS. I think that I could have brought the temp back up if I had stirred the coals, but I didn't want to mess with it any more.I guess the most important thing I learned was that I need to use clamps to stop the leaks unless I decide to put a gasket around the rim. I do wish I had used the clamps the whole time.
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