Hi,
I just bought a woo ring and stone for indirect cooking (Vision S Kamado). Did a test burn to see what temps were like. I absolutely nailed 400F. So hard I couldn't get it to cool to my target 350F at all.
With lower dampers, one barely cracked and the other closed I couldn't get anything less than 400F. My questions.
How much affect does the upper dome vent have on temp control? To smother the fire I close all vents in my attempt to lower the temp. But normally wouldn't I want the vent fully open otherwise to vent excess smoke?
With the lower dampers closed the fire does die off and temps lower. But with it even just cracked open temps rise quickly back to 400F. What techniques would work to better control the temp?
My direct cooks have been great. I just want to expand the repertoire and am looking for guidance on this.
Thank you.