I had not considered items 1 or 2. THAT's why this is such a great forum. I can #1 affecting the hot spot but will #2 have much affect? The smoker is sitting on the welding table outside and it is a little low on the firebox end (maybe 1"), will raising it up have a noticable affect on reducing the hot spot/end?capt j-rod wrote:Couple of tricks... 1. Smaller pieces of wood, and move the fire away from the throat, closer to the door.
2. Raise and lower the end opposite the firebox. ( a little goes a long way)
3. Wind really screws up cc temps, look for a calm area/wind break
4. All else fails build a bigger badder BBQ and use temp fluctuations as the excuse to the wife!
Might I say "GREAT Advise".SoloQue wrote:I'd go ahead and cover those sand pans with aluminum foil. Easy clean up to reuse the heat sink pans and also prevents anything from "dusting" up from the sand itself.