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Some advice for a noob

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bubby:
That will work, you don't need the sand I used to use it but it seems to work better without, don't use the liner pan and it actually gets hotter than 450 start at 200 for a day, then up 50 an hour till you top out leave it on hi two days then ramp it down the same way

Chippintuff:
I agree with Bubby, but the rock I cook does not need 2 days at max temp. I usually hold the max temp 18-24 hrs. I always use sand. My unconfirmed opinion is that the sand helps distribute the heat evenly and keeps the cool down steady. To cool it down, I just turn it off and leave it closed till my long stem thermometer shows the interior temp to be 125 F or less. That is always at least 16 hrs. Keep in mind that different rocks take different temps and different holding times at max temp. You are almost certain to explode a few batches till you get a little experience.

WA

bubby:
Most of what I cook is texas rock, agate and mookite all take a hi heat to do much
with but hell some of these yahoos can knap that stuff raw :laugh:

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