PantherTailgater
Senior Cook
Water Pan with sand
Charcoal Grate Mod
Charcoal Ring Loaded
Lit Charcoal Added
Seasoned Butts
WSM Cranking!
BIG temperature problem almost immediately after adding ¼ chimney of lit charcoal. My temperature soared to over 300 degrees. I closed the lower vents to ¼ but the temperature still rose. I finally shut all the lower vents and the top vent ½. The temperature finally began creeping down below 300 degrees. I know that my thermometer is accurate because I just checked it. I looked around on some sites and read that when WSM’s are new this sometimes happens. Anyone else experienced this problem? I’m going to try another smoke tomorrow. Until the WSM ages a little, I’m going to use briquettes instead of lump and only open the bottom vents ½ to start the burn. Hopefully, one smoke has coated the interior of the WSM enough to prevent the soaring temperature.
Any suggestions on what I might do differently or what I did wrong??