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VENT POSITIONS CONTROL TEMPERATURES
The more the vents are open top and bottom the hotter the temperature. You will be surprised how little
air your Big Green Egg cooker needs to maintain temperature. Spend a little time getting to know how
your Big Green Egg responds to vent changes, become comfortable with how it behaves and the look
and feel of how it is behaving.
Temperature control is the secret, once you master temperature control, your cooking will improve
dramatically and you will be able to relax and enjoy yourself.
Remember also that different charcoals behave differently, if you change charcoal brands and/or size,
you may need to use different vent settings to achieve the same temperature or smokiness.
The top and bottom vents control the level of heat and smoke in the Big Green Egg. The vents work
together to regulate airflow into and out of the Big Green Egg and this determines the temperature and the
smoke level.
Imagine that the Big Green Egg
breaths “normally” if the Top Vent is open the same amount as the Bottom
Vent. The amount the vents are open dictates the amount of air that the charcoal feeds off, and this
determines if you have a small low temperature fire or a raging pit of red hot coals. The more air, the more
charcoal will light and of course this determines the temperature inside the Big Green Egg cooker. If you
restrict the input air you very effectively control the amount of the charcoal fuel load that can light and you
will have a low temperature fire capable of working for many hours.
If the Bottom Vent is open more than the Top Vent, the fire is able to breathe but the exhaust through the
“chimney” at the top of the cooker is limited so the heat and smoke generated are trapped and the amount
of smoke inside the cooker increases.
If the Top Vent is open more than the Bottom Vent, the heat leaving the Big Green Egg through the chimney
will force an increase in the velocity of the air entering under the firebox through the Bottom Vent and the
fire burns cleanly, subtle temperature increases can be achieved by adjusting the Top Vent.
The temperature can be easily controlled by setting the Bottom Vent roughly where it needs to be for your
target temperature and adjusting the Top Vent to achieve temperature control. This method is not the only
way, but it is preferred by most Big Green Egg users, primarily as it eliminates the need to bend over and
fiddle with the Bottom Vent.
Bottom Vent
The Bottom Vent controls the air intake that feeds the charcoal and keeps the charcoal lit, the more the
charcoal can breathe the more charcoal will be lit and the more aggressive and hotter the fire will burn.
Roughly speaking, a 5mm (1/4 inch) opening or closing of the Bottom Vent will increase or lower the Big
Green Egg temperature by 25°C (50°F).
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