Given I'm relatively new to this game, I'm planning my first snake this weekend (lamb shoulder), and was just wondering how I should aim to manage the temps given I'll be relying on the inbuilt gauge in the Weber (I plan on getting one of those little nifty Mavericks later down the track!)
What hood temp would you recommend maintaining?
Thanks heaps!
If you use the three bead snake, your OTG will run at between 100C and 110C....Perfect!
Cheers
Chris
Common Sense is so rare these days it should be a Super Power!
I go for anywhere between 100 and 120c. I find the snake with a water pan, top vent fully open, bottom open a crack will get me that temp - nearly set and forget.
The only thing that catches me out is the massive amount of ash the beads make clogging up the vents and starving the fire.
chriso wrote:I go for anywhere between 100 and 120c. I find the snake with a water pan, top vent fully open, bottom open a crack will get me that temp - nearly set and forget.
The only thing that catches me out is the massive amount of ash the beads make clogging up the vents and starving the fire.
Get a bit creative with a BBQ drip tray.
Cheers
Chris
Common Sense is so rare these days it should be a Super Power!
urbangriller wrote:Another variation from the Bretheren;
Chris
That's the ash catcher out of a Happy Cooker kettle, I've been searching for one for ages
Apparently they work great and stop the ash clogging up the vents
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Going to try a snake soon, seeing that reminded me I have some old hub caps in the shed, real ones not the plastic rubbish, that were off an old Holden. (Not mine, mate was wrecking it, they seemed about the least deteriorated piece )
Just checked, looks like could act as a reasonable ash catcher with a bit of work
urbangriller wrote:Another variation from the Bretheren;
Chris
That's the ash catcher out of a Happy Cooker kettle, I've been searching for one for ages
Apparently they work great and stop the ash clogging up the vents
Just ;ooling at that, I'm thinking Pizza tray!
Chris
Common Sense is so rare these days it should be a Super Power!
heat beads are pregnated with an accelerant to burn....its why u are supposed to leave them a while before cooking on them. I would not recommend this method with the branded heat beads unless u want to contaminate your food....lump charcoal go for your life