1st smoke with logs, any advice?

[jkmicronix]

anything I need to know that deviates from using lump charcoal + wood chunks?

I have a char griller outlaw with sfb. a couple thicker logs and a few kindling size, and a couple in between. not much to work with, but I shouldn't need much more should I?

I'm hoping to use the longer burn of the logs to finally branch out to a brisket or some butts.

any help is much appreciated.

[Rubit]

Don't try burning anything big, by the time you get the fire small enough to use, it will smolder and that is not good. Build a bed of coals with lump then feed your smaller pieces of wood say every 30 min. It is a pain but the results are well worth the effort.
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[BufordCityDawg]

Here's a good method that I've tried and it worked well. Posted by AlienBBQ a while back.

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11665&highlight=management

[Canadian Bacon]

Cooking with logs is alot different than using all lump,just make sure you have a small hot fire and well seasoned wood,look for thin blue smoke and you should be okay.I always set a couple splits in the fire box to preheat.
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[whitey]

Thats all great advice,if You can place a few splits in your firebox to preheat as C/Bacon pointed out Dont I repeat Dont let them get so hot they catch on fire .This happened to Me with a bunch of splits in there and It was double trouble. Good luck, And you can always get great advice from these folks... Cook on.... Whitey
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