Ok I'm doing the 5 day smoking course and I got a question about day 2
~quote from e-mail~"The first thing you want to do is take the charcoal pan and using a drill motor with a 1/8 inch drill, create a hole pattern in opposite sides of the pan. the pattern should be about 4 inches in diameter with the holes spaced at about 1/4 inch. This will allow more air into the charcoal pan creating a better burn."
my charcoal pan has a pattern already cut out to allow air to get to the charcoal from underneath. would it matter if I drilled holes on the side with flaps to cover them on the side of the main pan(to the outside)? just like I am going to do on the top for smoke to release. or is this not advisable? I'm trying to find the best ways to regulate the temp inside my smoker. Thanx
~quote from e-mail~"The first thing you want to do is take the charcoal pan and using a drill motor with a 1/8 inch drill, create a hole pattern in opposite sides of the pan. the pattern should be about 4 inches in diameter with the holes spaced at about 1/4 inch. This will allow more air into the charcoal pan creating a better burn."
my charcoal pan has a pattern already cut out to allow air to get to the charcoal from underneath. would it matter if I drilled holes on the side with flaps to cover them on the side of the main pan(to the outside)? just like I am going to do on the top for smoke to release. or is this not advisable? I'm trying to find the best ways to regulate the temp inside my smoker. Thanx