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Weber Premium Lumpwood Charcoal Test

The same as the other charcoal tests that I have done for a bit of fun and to offer some insights into different charcoals. I fill the same starter chimney with charcoal, weigh it, light it, and then the flames hit near the top and go into the gateway Drum Smoker. The Flame Boss 200 maintains the set temperature at 230°F, and we can see how hard the fan has to work to do so. We can see the temperature fluctuations measured by the Flame Boss and compare them to the readings from the TermaQ, a calibrated thermometer.

Description

Weber charcoalWeber Premium Lumpwood

 

 

 

 

 

Weber Premium Lumpwood charcoal is made from beech, hornbeam, birch, and oak woods. Available just about everywhere, so I don't think there is much point in going into detail here.

Flame Boss Graph for Weber Premium Lumpwood

Flameboss Weber Premium Lumpwood

Blue = Set Temp 230F | Red = Pit Temp | Green = Fan Speed

ThemaQ graph for Weber Premium Lumpwood

ThermaQ Weber Charcoal

Notes:

Chimney weight 1.3Kg
Easy to light
Lots of bad smoke at the start
cook time 2h 15m (ish)
wavy pit temp matches the Fans heavy work load

 

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