I have searched the forums and read your posts about the heat deflectors you have tried. Have you found any performance difference between placing the deflector on the lower grate or somehow suspending it just above the coal basket? I purchased a pizza pan full of 3/8" holes and laid it on the lower rack during my cook on Sunday. The digital probe attached to the grate in the center of the drum was around 20 to 25 degrees higher than the tempt on the drum mounted thermometer. On my initial cook without the deflector the center grate tempt was 50+ degrees hotter.
Thanks,
Thanks,