Did my first cook on the Weber Kettle I bought yesterday. Reverse sear Ribeye's. Attached are some pictures of the results.
I have a couple of questions. I do not yet have a SnS so I was using one of the charcoal holders that came with the Weber (a picture of an empty holder along with the one filled with coals is attached). I was monitoring the meat and grill grate temps using the Fireboard with the probe cables run through the holes in the lid. I closed the bottom vents to just a crack and had the top vents closed to the thickness of the probe cables. With this setup, the temp wanted to go up to about 300 degrees. I kept lifting the lid to lower the temp near 225 but it would go right back up to around 300.
Did I use too many coals in the charcoal holder? I started with about 2/3 - 3/4 of a lit chimney and the it completely filled the charcoal holder.
With the bottom vent completed closed, does air still enter past the sweeper arms?
Should I run the probe wires under the lid so I can almost completely close the lid vents?
Any other suggestions on how to get it closer to 225?
I have a couple of questions. I do not yet have a SnS so I was using one of the charcoal holders that came with the Weber (a picture of an empty holder along with the one filled with coals is attached). I was monitoring the meat and grill grate temps using the Fireboard with the probe cables run through the holes in the lid. I closed the bottom vents to just a crack and had the top vents closed to the thickness of the probe cables. With this setup, the temp wanted to go up to about 300 degrees. I kept lifting the lid to lower the temp near 225 but it would go right back up to around 300.
Did I use too many coals in the charcoal holder? I started with about 2/3 - 3/4 of a lit chimney and the it completely filled the charcoal holder.
With the bottom vent completed closed, does air still enter past the sweeper arms?
Should I run the probe wires under the lid so I can almost completely close the lid vents?
Any other suggestions on how to get it closer to 225?
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