I'm soon going to pull the trigger and get a Masterbuilt 800 or 1050. I need a larger size because I'll be regularly entertaining larger groups.
But, a lot of the time, it'll be just my wife and I who I'll be cooking for and we won't need to heat all that space, and we'll burn a lot of charcoal for nothing. Is there a way to heat less of it?
For example, when grilling over higher heat, I imagine something like a half griddle might redirect the heat rising from the manifold to only half cast-iron grill which might help (increase the amount of direct heat, I guess). It might not need to be a half griddle, but maybe a slab of stainless steel, aluminum, or ceramic. Thoughts?
I don't think I'll be as lucky about when smoking over lower temperatures, but would appreciate any feedback here too. :)
But, a lot of the time, it'll be just my wife and I who I'll be cooking for and we won't need to heat all that space, and we'll burn a lot of charcoal for nothing. Is there a way to heat less of it?
For example, when grilling over higher heat, I imagine something like a half griddle might redirect the heat rising from the manifold to only half cast-iron grill which might help (increase the amount of direct heat, I guess). It might not need to be a half griddle, but maybe a slab of stainless steel, aluminum, or ceramic. Thoughts?
I don't think I'll be as lucky about when smoking over lower temperatures, but would appreciate any feedback here too. :)