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Who makes their own charcoal?
I would say that it took a little less than 1 1/2 times of burning wood to charcoal wood. The charcoal yielded almost half of the starting amount. It was close to 120-130 pounds of wood in the retort, which yielded 50-60 pounds of charcoal. Yes you can use your scaps to burn in the kiln, pine...- mrmaduro
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- Forum: Woods for Smoking
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Who makes their own charcoal?
Sure thing, the process I used was the indirect method. There are several ways to do this, I chose to do mine on a larger scale. I used a 275 gallon fuel oil tank as the kiln. I cut it in half, lower in the front than the rear (this makes loading the inner barrel easier). After adding angle iron...- mrmaduro
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- Forum: Woods for Smoking
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Who makes their own charcoal?
It's really pretty easy. It's worth the effort required.- mrmaduro
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- Forum: Woods for Smoking
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Who makes their own charcoal?
Does anyone make their own charcoal? I just completed building my own kiln so I can make my own charcoal. I cooked a 55 gal drum of apple wood, it yielded close to 1/2 a barrel of charcoal. This stuff lights easier, burns hotter and more even than store bought. Here are a few pics.- mrmaduro
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Hello all a re-intro
Hello to all I posted an intro a few months back. For some reason I was unable to log in, but all is well now. I'm a long time smoker/griller from way back. I live in southwestern Ohio. Looking to learn and share experiences with everyone.
