I’m surprised as well…. I mean mine half filled stays around 300 for 45 minutes and starts dropping temp drastically and I have to add more and he doing it for 3 hours straight 🤔 dam
I didn't put water in it, but you definitely could. I use it to catch the drippings and physically separate the coals to one side away from the meat. 🤙🏻
The bottom vent is open on the side with the coals and close under the meat. The top vent over the coals is closed, and over the meat is open. I used Kingsford original for this one.