Hello all.
I will be smoking a brisket tonight for several hours, and I have a question regarding how to keep the temperature constant (around 250f) whilst topping up the coals. I'm trying out a new smoker I got for Christmas and have found the temperatures to be really responsive to air flows, much more so than my kettle. But when I light a set of coals using my chimney starter, the temperature rockets up to around 400f before coming back down to 250f.
Do I add coals to the fire without using the starter? Do I only light a few coals before adding to the fire? I don't want the sudden spike in temperature to ruin my brisket.
Any help much appreciated, will definitely post a picture of the result.
Thanks,
Steve.