Christine Allison wrote:
> You may not be using enough charcoal. The best practice is to burn
> at least a chimney full and control the speed of burning with your
> cookers vents.
>
> In general it's preferable to keep the exhaust vent open and control
> the rate of combustion by adjusting the intake vent(s). If your
> stove parts are not tight fitting and you have leaks this may be
> difficult.



Don't confuse him........a Brinkmann's vents *are* the leaks!

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