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Originally Posted by forgop
I've been starting it the same way the past couple of times the way I always have. I've lighted the chimney and poured on top of the charcoal the same way I always have. I'm thinking the lower temps were mostly due to the charcoal not taking a good fire early on, but the 300+ temps are what really puzzled me. Generally before yesterday's smoke, I've generally never gone over 255.
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Did you have the lid off for an extended period of time. I smoked some ribs last weekend on my 18.5" and was rock steady at 250*, but it started to shoot up after I had the lid off for 5 minutes or so. I had to shut the bottom vents to get a handle on it.