Red Hot.

[Darko]

Don't tempt me!

One way or another, I'm gonna make this glow red!

[56MPG]

When the legs melt in the bowl sockets you'll be close. Keep a garden hose handy.

[Troy]

it would need to be about 1000 degrees, possibly more, to get the incandescent glow

If you're trying to reproduce the effect, you'll need as much conductive heat transfer as possible. Bank the coals as much as you can

I have some techniques for getting a ultra-raging bed of coals that might help you out.
1. bank one chimney of unlit lump
2. add one chimney of lit lump
3. wait 10 minutes (no lid)
4. add another chimney of unlit lump
5. wait 10 minutes
6. add anoter 3/4 chimney of unlit lump
7. stir the coals to knock off ash and distribute unlit
8. stoke (bellows, air pump, fan, hair dryer, leaf blower)

warning - that will literally destroy your cooking and your charcoal grates. This gets hot enough to full melt aluminum.

[Cellar2ful]

@Troy - you mean like this? This was in the bowl of an old faded black 18" I picked up for the ash pan. It had melted second ash pan inside.

[Ted B]

I made a fire pit out of a 22 with a washing machine tub and the lid glows when there's a bunch of wood in it. Takes a bed of coals and a hot fire.  Infra red laser thermo read over 1200 degrees.


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[Darko]

I got to around 650.  Mind you I was using briquettes. I'll try lump.

[kettlebb]

All that fuel and only 650? My first pizza cook had the needle way past 600 and that was half Stubbs plus 1 chimney of lump. I bet that was a ton of ash to clean up!  Maybe try leaving one of the bottom vents clear of charcoal?


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[Shoestringshop]

You should toss on 15 to 20 splits of hickory just before using the leaf blower. Some gasoline too. Yeah toss some gasoline on and see if it turns red for ya.

LMAO!

[Darko]

I was surprised too. I figured I would have the therm pegged.  I gotta find my laser therm.

[Darko]

Laser says around 650 as well on the lid. Lid off it pegs around 1000+ But I still can't get the bowl to glow red.

[kettlebb]

Urban legend.


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[Geezer]

Well, 45 lbs of royal oak, I still can't get it to glow.

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That's a cool pic right there.

[Darko]

I think I may have this finally!  I got some Jealous Devil lump charcoal. Says it can go to 1100 degrees. Add a 18" black I dont really use... this may work.

[JEBIV]

I think I may have this finally!  I got some Jealous Devil lump charcoal. Says it can go to 1100 degrees. Add a 18" black I dont really use... this may work.

this should be fun !!

[Cellar2ful]

I got a kettle to glow red only one time.  It was in the remnants of a kettle we were using as a fire pit.  Only happened that one time in 2017 and never have been able to replicate the occurrence.