- Jul 30, 2017
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Smoking noob here. Got a charcoal vertical smoker about two years ago and did about 8 smokes on that over the years. Got a kettle since I realized it was basically a grillmaster right of passage to own one. Did my first smoke on it this weekend and man was I happy with how easy it was to manage temps and with how efficient it was with fuel (those two go hand in hand I think).
Cooked a rack of spare ribs using about 90 briquettes and 10 chucks of hickory for 6 hours and there was still about 1/4 of the charcoal left. I could easily see that going 8-10 hours if needed. Temps were stable between 225-275 with a vent adjustment every 45 minutes or so. I should have that up to two hours or so with continued experience. Used firebrick as the divider. I know this is nothing compared to the 16-20 hours I've heard you can get on the WSM, but I'll take it.
Cooked a rack of spare ribs using about 90 briquettes and 10 chucks of hickory for 6 hours and there was still about 1/4 of the charcoal left. I could easily see that going 8-10 hours if needed. Temps were stable between 225-275 with a vent adjustment every 45 minutes or so. I should have that up to two hours or so with continued experience. Used firebrick as the divider. I know this is nothing compared to the 16-20 hours I've heard you can get on the WSM, but I'll take it.