Comments on: Ribs and a Brisket http://grillinfools.com/2008/11/20/ribs-and-a-brisket/ Step by step, picture by picture, video by video instructions on how to grill Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shane Hale http://grillinfools.com/2008/11/20/ribs-and-a-brisket/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Shane Hale Fri, 29 May 2009 17:32:53 +0000 http://jason.grillinfools.com/?p=5#comment-133 I have this same grill and I agree about the smoke distribution. But I've found that if I completely close the smoke stack lid, I get enough air/smoke movement through the cracks in between the barrel lid and the barrel chamber. So the whole chamber (lid and grate area) has to fill with smoke before it can escape. And I don't usually have a problem with keeping the fire going or constant temperature. I usually try to keep most of my meat on the left hand side of the grill (grates and upper hanger) though, with drip pans under the meat of course. Just so you don't get that hot blast of heat coming out of the fire box. I have done up to three whole Boston Butts, about 21-24 lbs. of total meat, this way, on this grill. But that was BBQing and not just smoking. And served almost 40 at one time from it. Hope this helps. I would highly recommend this grill! I have this same grill and I agree about the smoke distribution. But I’ve found that if I completely close the smoke stack lid, I get enough air/smoke movement through the cracks in between the barrel lid and the barrel chamber. So the whole chamber (lid and grate area) has to fill with smoke before it can escape. And I don’t usually have a problem with keeping the fire going or constant temperature. I usually try to keep most of my meat on the left hand side of the grill (grates and upper hanger) though, with drip pans under the meat of course. Just so you don’t get that hot blast of heat coming out of the fire box.

I have done up to three whole Boston Butts, about 21-24 lbs. of total meat, this way, on this grill. But that was BBQing and not just smoking. And served almost 40 at one time from it.

Hope this helps.

I would highly recommend this grill!

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