New egg questions. Total noob!

[jimim]

Ok I need a refresher already. I started my fire lid open. I didn’t close it for 20 mins cause I swore I did that last time but when I closed lid it went right up to 500 cause it was so hot.
So after I lite for a slow cook when do I place wood and egg setter and close lid to dial in 225-250?

right now I closed down everything to put outcries fire and cool it down cause I didn’t know what else to do. It’s slowly coming down.

 

[Floater22]

You can put smoke wood in when you light it, and add the setter right after lighting. Depending on your lighting method you may want to let the fire burn a little with the lid open so it doesn’t go out. That’s maybe 5 minutes tops though.

Keep in mind that adding the setter absorbs heat and restricts airflow, so you don’t want a raging fire, but if it’s barely lit and you add the setter and shut it all down it will struggle.

 

[mjlinss]

Ok I need a refresher already. I started my fire lid open. I didn’t close it for 20 mins cause I swore I did that last time but when I closed lid it went right up to 500 cause it was so hot.
So after I lite for a slow cook when do I place wood and egg setter and close lid to dial in 225-250?

right now I closed down everything to put outcries fire and cool it down cause I didn’t know what else to do. It’s slowly coming down.

Typically I put will add some lump in the bottom, add some wood, top off with lump. I try to have wood chunks spread evenly throughout the charcoal. I then light it and leave the lid open for a minute or 2 just to make sure it catches. Then I close the lids and open the vents all the way. When it hits about 150 I put the place setter and grates in and close the vents halfway. This will slow down the process, so just be patient. After it hits 200 I close it to about 1/4 inch open and slightly crack the top vent. This usually gets me to about 250. Remember, the temp at grate level will usually be about 25 degrees cooler than the temp in the dome thermometer. So 250 on the therm = 225 at the grates.

 

[jimim]

Typically I put will add some lump in the bottom, add some wood, top off with lump. I try to have wood chunks spread evenly throughout the charcoal. I then light it and leave the lid open for a minute or 2 just to make sure it catches. Then I close the lids and open the vents all the way. When it hits about 150 I put the place setter and grates in and close the vents halfway. This will slow down the process, so just be patient. After it hits 200 I close it to about 1/4 inch open and slightly crack the top vent. This usually gets me to about 250. Remember, the temp at grate level will usually be about 25 degrees cooler than the temp in the dome thermometer. So 250 on the therm = 225 at the grates.

Huge help. This is what I did Sunday and everything worked out really well I was able to keep my dome temperature at 250° for well over 11 hours it’s amazing how well this thing holds heat and how easy you could change the temperature

 

[RHanna]

Huge help. This is what I did Sunday and everything worked out really well I was able to keep my dome temperature at 250° for well over 11 hours it’s amazing how well this thing holds heat and how easy you could change the temperature

A little old topic but I thought I would add.
Check out John Setzler on youtube. He uses kamado joes but the concept is the exact same.