Using a charcoal basket

tarheelsmokin · Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Posts: 5

When using a charcoal basket, what is the correct way to refill? Do you use lit or unlit charcoal?
Seems a bitter smell when you add unlit coals, but does this affect the meat?

Thanks
Tarheelsmokin

Markbb · Posted: Mar 28 2007 Post subject: Minon

fill your basket with unlit halfway and have a chimeny going when lit pour on unlit this should give you a few good hours of burn time and if you need to add always add lit coal hope this helps!

wnkt · Posted: Mar 28 2007 Post subject:

If Im adding charcoal to a already lit basket full I either only add lump( lit or unlit) or a chimney full of lit briquettes.
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Big Tom · Posted: Mar 28 2007 Post subject:

I agree with wnkt, If adding unlit coals I only use lump. If using briquettes I will preburn them before adding.
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badcat222 · Newbie Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 84 Location: Austin, TX

When refilling my basket I do the following:

remove the basket from the firebox

pour the burning coals into a 2 1/2 gal. galvanized bucket

refill the basket with unlit charcoal (lump or briquettes)

put the basket back in the firebox

pour the burning coals on the unlit charcoal (just as you would starting up with the minion method)
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