I used it this weekend and am very pleased.
8lbs pork butt
26er
Snake 2x2 60%around
Roasting pan under pork with 64oz of Boiling water to help start the temp.
Chunks of apple wood on the 1st 3rd of the snake and 10 lit coals before the wood chunks.
Bottom vent 1/2 closed top vent 1/4 open
To temp of 225 at 2:15am ~60 degrees outside
I used old spent coals as a bed for the lit coals and to fill the space between the snake and water pan.
Full on rain storm from 3:30 til 5:30
Temp outside drops to 50 grill drops to 185 to 195
Hits 210 by 6am
I sleep til 9am grill at 230 pork is doing work.
Stayed between 220 and 240 until 11am when pork was at 165. Wrapped and opened the bottom vent and top vent half open. Grill jumps to 280-300and sticks there. Still only at 180 at 12:30. I added ten coals right on the end of the snake. (what was left anyway) Temp went to 320 and pork hit 195 at 130. Rested til 2:15 and it was amazing.
I was worried about constant Temps before the sheets of rain started. If I would have done a 75% snake I probably wouldn't have needed to add coal.
Seems like I could have ran a bit hotter with a 3x2 snake and a few more hot coals at the start. I didn't touch the vents even with the rain until I wanted to raise the temp and wrap the meat. I. Don't usually put water in the roasting pan but I knew the storm was possible and wanted to get to temp quick and have a heat sync during. Usually it's just empty with foil over.
So far I am happy with the cheap charcoal deal.
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