Hey gang,
We have company coming on Friday, and have planned a large smoke for Saturday.
I have done 3 smokes so far. Using the minion method, have had mixed results. I am using Kingsford, along with hickory chunks.
Now, I am sure part of my problem, is the fire grate in the fire box, on my OKJ Longhorn offset, is kind of small and sits kind of low - does not take a lot of ash buildup to choke it from the bottom.
I ordered a charcoal basket and convection plate from Horizon couple of months ago, does not look like I will have by the weekend. And I do not have time to do much myself as I travel for a living.
Any tips to help on the minion method? I had great results on one of the smokes, got like 3 hours or so before having to add and temp stayed good, the other two it ate charcoal like crazy.
Any tips appreciated,
We have company coming on Friday, and have planned a large smoke for Saturday.
I have done 3 smokes so far. Using the minion method, have had mixed results. I am using Kingsford, along with hickory chunks.
Now, I am sure part of my problem, is the fire grate in the fire box, on my OKJ Longhorn offset, is kind of small and sits kind of low - does not take a lot of ash buildup to choke it from the bottom.
I ordered a charcoal basket and convection plate from Horizon couple of months ago, does not look like I will have by the weekend. And I do not have time to do much myself as I travel for a living.
Any tips to help on the minion method? I had great results on one of the smokes, got like 3 hours or so before having to add and temp stayed good, the other two it ate charcoal like crazy.
Any tips appreciated,