> wrote in message
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>I just got my first grill. I have been cooking on grills since my youth
> but never one of my own since I didnt own a home and patio grills in
> apartment are illegal where i come from. Anyway, can someone either
> explain or point me to a link explaining the basics of controlling temp
> of a grill by changing the openings of the vents in the top and bottom
> of the grill?

Changing the vents will have minimal effect on heat
with this grill. It is not air tight by any means. You
can best control heat by (a) starting a fire of the right
size and (b) moving things closer/farther from the
fire as needed.

-- Yip