More from Joey’s Pit-
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I’ve seen an accessory for kettle BBQ grills called The Vortex. It’s a cone- like structure that funnels the air up through the coals and creates an intense amount of heat for searing steaks. It costs over $40 and people that have purchased them rave about them.
The thing is, the STOK Charcoal Drum comes with an insert that is supposed to be used as a chimney but it’s the same shape as The Vortex.
I decided to flip the Charcoal insert that comes with the STOK Drum upside down and see if it would do the same thing as the Vortex.
Here’s how it went-
Flipped the Charcoal insert upside down, dropped in a crumpled piece of newspaper lit it and filled it with Charcoal and waited for the temps to climb.
Tossed the ribeye on, three minutes, then flipped for three minutes on the other side.
After three…
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Good Morning Gloucester 
THAT looks fantastic! I think you are onto something by using the insert for a vortex! I am getting ready to buy my first STOK grill! Can’t wait!
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Joey,
This is how we used to heat the homes back in the old days very dangerous then if not ventilated right or had any places that were not sealed properly – then moved the heating to outside sealed where only the water that was heated and passed under floor much more safe minus potential CO poisoning. Can see the progression here! Always left a window cracked then…
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Dave :-O
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