My PBC runs rather hot at the beginning of a cook. With a full basket, the temp in the cooker at the beginning of my cooks tends to be 410 - 425 degrees. I have to cover the air vent to get it close to 300 degrees. Do other people have similar experiences?
I cooked a 5lbs flat brisket today and the results were good. A little dryer than I wanted, but it was a lean piece of meat. I was also trying to keep my tinkering with the air flow to a minimum, so it was running hotter than the 250-260 degrees that I used last time.