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    temp control in CG Smoker

    Yes I do too. I roll up heavy duty foil to make a gasket around both lids.
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    temp control in CG Smoker

    Bil, The SFB is actually not meant to burn charcaol according to the chargriller website, so if you use the original design you will not get hot enough using charcoal. Many have good luck using the cooking grated to get the fire higher in the box, and keep the ashes clear. I would reccomend...
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    First overnight cook on the CharGriller

    With that basket, I only had to add fuel every six hours or so. I have it supported by a couple of pieces of AL angle, and it i high enough that I can slide the ash tray out underneith it, so I can dump the ashes very easily. Also, the ashes just fall through the basket so they never choke it out.
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    First overnight cook on the CharGriller

    I got it at Harris Teeter. I think they have them at target as well. It was with the small designer trash cans, for $9
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    First overnight cook on the CharGriller

    I did at first, but then I noticed that it was about 30* hotter on the far end, so I took the foil off the end closest to the SFB. Then it got hotter on that end so I took the other end off. It finally evened out. I do have the pan pushed quit a bit closer to the side with the SFB. Other than...
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    First overnight cook on the CharGriller

    Well I was trying to get away from the water pan since I always used one on my ECB, to see if there was a difference. I honestly think these came out moister than the ones on the ECB, but probably due to lower temps. Plus I have the pan inverted in the main tray to spread the heat around. Once...
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    Hello from NC

    As promised, I posted some pics from last nights cook. Here is the link to the thread http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...3566#post73566
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    First overnight cook on the CharGriller

    I needed to get some experience on my new Chargriller to get an idea what to expect on a big cook I have coming up. I have modified it some by extending the stack, adding grate level therms, and a charcoal basket. I also have a Maverick dual probe smoker therm. I needed to know how long I could...
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    Hello from NC

    Yup. I'll have some coming up shortly that I took last night and this morning. I went ahead and cooked two of the butts last night to get a feel for how it was going to go doing an over night cook. I just got through suck vacing them with the food saver, but I have to get the wife to be to get...
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    Hello from NC

    The wedding is actually the day before on Fri and will be just close family, then the reception is on Sat. The reception is a very informal Luau party. This is both of our second wedding, so this time around we realized it isn't all about all the flashy formal stuff with a bunch of catered fancy...
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    Hello from NC

    After reading many of the informative posts on this and a few other boards, I recently purchased a CharGriller with SFB. I've been doing bbq for a few years now going from indirect cooking on a weber kettle, to an ECB, and now to the CG. I purchased the CG because I volunteered to cook for a...
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    Chargriller....basic questions

    This is similar to what I was thinking about with the AIT sensor, except I was planning on reading the voltage after suppling a 5v source. I got the idea, because I datalog the sensors on my supercharged mustang when I am tuning it. What IO card are you using to read the resistance? The IO...
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    Chargriller....basic questions

    I am interested in how you are reading the probe. I too am a VB programmer and was considering doing something similar. I have a dataq and was considering hooking it up to an air intake tempature sensor off a car since I know the voltage map for it. I also have a maverick therm, so if that is...
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