Jersey Shore BBQ

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Welcome from Minnesota. Enjoy The Pit.

[BlueDun]

Thank you!

[grantgallagher]

Welcome from central NJ!

[BlueDun]

Excellent. Thanks.

[MBMorgan]

Welcome from Colorado ...

[BlueDun]

Thanks. Look forward to my next trip that way!

[HouseHomey]

Huntington Beach welcomes you.

[BlueDun]

And I thank you!

[jfmorris]

Welcome to the Pit from Alabama. On the BBQ front, I've gone from smoking on an old offset to smoking on my Weber Performer (22") with a SNS most of the time, using a Party Q to control the temp on long overnight cooks. The Weber is just so much more fuel efficient and hands off than my old offset, and after doing this for 30+ years, I've gotten old and lazy!

If I want to use the SNS for 325 to 350 degree cooks on my 22" kettle with the standard sized SNS, I typically light a half chimney of charcoal, fill the basket up about halfway with unlit charcoal, then dump the lit on top. Running with all vents wide open, I get about 350 degrees for a 2-3 hour cook. I do that for turkey or chicken mostly.

The setup for 325 or so is just a bit different from the low and slow setup, with the main trick being you have to start with more lit charcoal, and you will be refueling more often.

[BlueDun]

Thanks for this. Similar to the SNS manual. Issue is that I’m on a 26” and SNS XL. More volume and distance from the coals. Think I might have to start with 3/4 full lit charcoal or something like that. Thoughts?

[jfmorris]

BlueDun sounds reasonable, since the SNS XL holds more coals, and you are heating more space.

[klflowers]

Welcome from another former scoutmaster from TN.

[BlueDun]

Glad the Scouters came out for me. Thanks!

[FireMan]

Yup, we want more, since you’ve got the 26 "dialed" in, cool. Welcome, eat good & have fun!

[BlueDun]

: ) What I don’t have dialed in is the new SNS set up on it!

[FireMan]

That’ll be a breeze. A lot better than the smokenator, a lot better.

[hoovarmin]

Welcome from NE Florida! You'll probably be moving here, eventually, lol.

[BlueDun]

LOL. Parents already in Sarasota!