I got my inaugural smoke in today. I don't know if I did something wrong, but this thing cooks fast. Really fast. I have pics below.
I filled the basket a little over half full with briquettes. I lit about 1/4 full of chimney. The weather was windy an in the upper 40s today. I used a brand new Maverick 732 that registered 212 exactly in boiling water.
I had to leave all of my intakes open and the grate temp was averaging 280 the entire time.
I put 10 brined thighs on along with a beer can chicken. According to the probe, the thought were 165 in about 45 minutes. Not trusting it, I left it on for 2 hours. The beer can chicken was done in about 2 1/2 hours.
The whole chicken was spot on, but the thighs were dried out.
Can anyone tell me if this seems normal for a uds?
Either way, here are the pics.
I ended up pulling the chicken and coating it with a honey mustard glaze.
I did some wings after the thighs. Spicy ranch and honey mustard. They were eaten before I could grab the camera. They cooked in about an hour and a half.