Thanks for the thoughts on the subject, sir.Rodcrafter wrote:I'm thinking the thickness of the steel is holding the cold from the outside so the charcoal has to overcome that before it can run the temp you want. Agreed. But in your case, I bet the steel is not even 100* when the meat is in 225* on the inside. top 180, sides 140, near firebox 160 (all at 32 ambient mind you I look at it like, the cost of not being insulated. These are just my thoughts, I don't have any real experience on this exact same circumstances yet.
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Really?Pete Mazz wrote:3 lbs/hour at that size at that temp sounds about right.
I can find that charcoal briquettes have about 9000btu/pound. I tried to find a way to link the 27000 btu/hour for cooking in that size tank... I gave up. I'm not sharp enough to connect the dots- too many variables. I will gladly take your educated guess for the 27000 btu /hour and run with it- hoping like hell that it gets better the warmer the ambient becomes. I guess if I'm cooking on it for the next couple/three months, I need to see about getting a wind screen of plywood around it at a minimum. I might be able to find some 1" thick mineral wool boards locally- just don't know if the expense and the trouble will be worth it.Pete Mazz wrote:You've got the equivalent of a 120 gal tank. Charcoal outputs about 9000 Btu/hour. I could see that cooker using 27000 Btu to keep temp at ~300 in 30 degree weather.