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no kam you should say yes its too small so i can justify building one to the WIFE lol but ill grab a chainsaw and chop em down then give that a run

so the brisket got done early this morning came out pretty good for my first cook with oak ( mixed a Little cherry and apple in )i wrapped it a lil sooner then i would have if i was just using coals a ...

Nice thanks guys ill load it up with more coal and let it burn down before adding wood

ok shot a video of it in action take a look at and see if you can see anything im doing wrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qceFNF1YE34&feature=youtu.be

ill throw a video up tonight on the smoke and my set up and see if it looks right to you guys got the coals heating up right now

that could have been where i went wrong i was running at 250 ish lol a lil cool for chicken i guess

You are a grown man you can buy what you like, and Apple will be a milder wood, (I really like cooking with Apple, but if I was in your shoes, the first thing I would do would be another cook with wha ...

ok thanks for all the help guys im gong to take all the tips i got from you guys and try the brisket
but would it be better to just buy the cord of apple and use it instead of the oak ??

Texml, how much fresh intake air did you give the wood? A full chimney of lit charcoal can easily push a small cooker like that to 250° but add a piece of wood to the mix with to little air and it wi ...

I cook a little hotter also 275-300 normally. another problem may be in the fire box it's self, not allowing enough room for air circulation under and around the fire. I made a log rack for mine with ...

I burn Oak all the time in my CG I start out with about a 1/4 bag of RO lump and 2 splits and blast it with the weed torch for about 5 min and leave the FB open until I get a good clean burn on the Oa ...

Texml, from how your describing your smoke it reads like stale smoke from a smoldering fire. Your coal base may not be large enough to burn the sticks your feeding it or it could be lack of intake air ...

Did you burn it bark side down or split side down?

Did you have a good bed of coals?

Did the split burn as soon as it was put on the fire... or within a minute?
bark side up, i had a chimney fu ...

Texml, was your wood wet or green? Did you preheat it before going in the firebox? Were you running a small hot coal base or relying on the burning wood for heat. A smoldering Oak fire is nasty smoke ...

so i have always used charcoal in my offset smoker
but i thought i would use oak splits instead after a trail run on some fatties today they had a real harsh smoke flavor
i left the exhaust open wh ...

Did this thread just die?
come on there are a few of us here in colorado we can arrange a get together

That -30 wind chill sure takes the fun out of smoking though.
I have found the cure to that problem i put a an old wood burning stove out on my patio close enough i can sit in my chair and stay nice ...

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Christmas butts ready to go in the smoker

Welcome to the ring Matt, looking forward to seeing some pics of your cooks. Smile

yeah ill throw some pics of the butt i will be smoking for christmas

Best thing I did with my Chargriller super pro with side fire box. Bought the afterburner from Ed. Most of my smoking is done in the colder seasons with wind, I find it way easier to get up to tempera ...