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          "name": "Which vent controls the temperature on a kamado?",
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            "text": "Both do, but they have different jobs. The bottom vent controls how much oxygen reaches the fire and sets the ceiling for your temperature. The top vent fine-tunes airflow and is what you nudge in small increments once you're close to your target."
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            "text": "You're closing the vents too late. A ceramic kamado stores huge amounts of heat, so once it's climbing it will coast 50–100°F past where the vents were set. Start choking the vents down 75–100°F before your target and let the cooker settle."
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            "text": "Close the top vent almost fully and the bottom vent to a sliver. Do not open the lid to cool it — that floods the fire with oxygen and makes it climb faster. Wait 15–20 minutes; ceramic is slow to respond in both directions."
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            "text": "Roughly: bottom vent open ~1 finger width, top vent open ~1/4 turn for 225–250°F. Exact settings vary by model, gasket condition and weather, so use these as a starting point and adjust."
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            "text": "Less than you'd think. The ceramic insulates so well that a kamado in 20°F weather behaves almost identically to one at 80°F. Strong wind matters more — point the bottom vent away from prevailing wind to avoid spikes."
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