I was going to get some for sure ...but... I've done a tri-tip in 30 mph sustained winds and a brisket in an early morn. downpour.
Now I don't even worry.
Open vents work just fine.
Rec-teq's vent covers I've heard are kinda flimsy anyway.
I might rethink if the weather forecast showed an...
Here's what I do: On my Stampede--
light to moderate coat of Heffer Dust or your own SPG blend.
I put steaks in freezer for bout half an hour--cold meat is a smoke magnet.
Low temp on the 590 (180⁰) for bout an hour or till 115⁰ or so internal.
Crank up heat to "full" and flip steaks every 5...
I had a similar with my 590. I had just moved and my shop vac is still at the old house.
I tried to clean out the ash from the fire pot by hand and it worked ok. Three cooks later (last night) I turned on grill to low for some extra smoke. 10 min later: NO START. I had to crank temp way up to...
My daughter in law bought us a 14 lb pork butt from a sale at her local store. There were two butts in one package. if your package is not square i.e. twice as long as wide, I suspect that you have two as well.
I cooked one (estimated 7lb) yesterday. Smoked at 225 for about 6.5 hours till 162...
There's one of these in Boise and one in Nampa
https://www.smartfoodservice.com/locations/store/nampa-584/
Used to be Cash and Carry
They have great prices on meat.
I got a six pack of trimmed tri-tip
2.75lbs each for 11.00 per.
I have done two more since
I did the 15 minute dry brine each time.
Each was extreme smoked (180⁰) for 1½ to 2 hours
The last two tri tips I used Rec Tec's Casanova seasoning alone-- came out great.
The only changes I have made has been seasoning and internal temp.