![]() Close the draft door while the lid is open to prevent the charcoal from drawing air and getting hotter. The best method when you are still cooking is simply to open the lid for a few minutes. There is a safe way to cool down a kamado grill. Many ceramic kamado grills will exceed 700 degrees this way. To maximize the temperature in your charcoal grill, open both top and bottom all the way. Make sure the top vent always has at least some airflow because it can create a back flash effect that's very dangerous. Opening the bottom vent will increase the air flow through your charcoal grill. There are two adjustments you make to the top vent, depending on the temperature you want to maintain. When the grill is about 15 to 20 degrees from the correct temperature, close the bottom vent to the correct amount (more on this later). Close the lid and begin monitoring the temperature. You want to have the top and bottom vents fully open when you add your charcoal. Light the correct amount of charcoal in your chimney and wait about 10 to 15 minutes for it to fully ignite and look powdery-grey. ![]() Our favorite way is with a charcoal chimney starter and a few sheets of newspaper. Starting the Grill the Right WayĮveryone has their favorite method of starting a grill, but one thing is universal: never use lighter fluid in a kamado grill. For really long smokes, you may want to include unlit charcoal in your grill along with your coals. Your grill manufacturer will recommend the correct amount of charcoal for the size of your grill. This is another aspect of grilling or smoking on a kamado grill that takes practice to find the sweet spot. You want to start with enough charcoal so that you won't need to add later on. However it's also the reason you don't want to overshoot the target temp. Kamado grills are super-efficient and hold heat for a long time, which makes them perfect as a smoker. How Do you Regulate the Temperature on a Charcoal Smoker?ĭepending on what you plan to cook, you will have a target temperature that you want your smoker to reach. You will adjust the top vent much more than the bottom vent when cooking. The top vent lets out heat and smoke that accumulate in the lid.
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