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Babbling Farker
i use it all the time and have no issues.
your opinion on the minion burn
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VoodoChild
is one Smokin' Farker
Minion Here ...Works Fine For me !:icon_smile_tongue:
LT72884
Babbling Farker
oh, drip pan doesnt have anything in it. just a disposable pan.
here is the size of chunks i use.
found this on google images and thats exactly the size i use. I use 2 of them or 3 of them at once.
here is the size of chunks i use.
found this on google images and thats exactly the size i use. I use 2 of them or 3 of them at once.
Bludawg
somebody shut me the fark up.
A Chunk is the size of a mans Fist,What you have in your hand would qualify as 1 chunk, however being small pieces like that they will burn up PDQ so I give that about a 1/2 chunks worth. I use 5-6 man sized chunks in my UDS buried in the lump.
funugy
Take a breath!
Them are some pretty small wood chunks. The wood chunks I use are roughly the size of a half-fist to full-fist if that makes sense, and depending on what I am cooking, I use anywhere between 2-5 chunks.
Oh, and by the way, nothing but minion in my uds.
Oh, and by the way, nothing but minion in my uds.
caseydog
somebody shut me the fark up.
When you look at the physics involved (yes, I'm an art major but I got all As in physics), no matter what method you use, you want to have your fuel pre-heated and burning as quickly as possible. Cold fuel creates a lot of bad smoke as it tries to get burning. The same s true for any carbon-based fuel.
The whole idea behind the Minion Method is not stretching out your fuel supply, IMO, but keeping a steady supply of lit fuel, supplied by super heated unlit fuel.
Think about a 1967 Chevy small block with a carburetor on a cold morning. To start that engine, you are going to have to pump the gas and pull the choke. It is going to burn a whole lot of gas, very badly, until it gets up to operating temperature.
When I dump my lit coals onto my Minion method setup, I know it is going to be like starting up that 67 chevy small block. It will need time to start burning efficiently. Once it gets going, it keeps going better than any other method I have used.
The only deviation I use is to add small chunks of smoke wood to the fire if I stop smelling wood smoke too early in the cook.
CD
The whole idea behind the Minion Method is not stretching out your fuel supply, IMO, but keeping a steady supply of lit fuel, supplied by super heated unlit fuel.
Think about a 1967 Chevy small block with a carburetor on a cold morning. To start that engine, you are going to have to pump the gas and pull the choke. It is going to burn a whole lot of gas, very badly, until it gets up to operating temperature.
When I dump my lit coals onto my Minion method setup, I know it is going to be like starting up that 67 chevy small block. It will need time to start burning efficiently. Once it gets going, it keeps going better than any other method I have used.
The only deviation I use is to add small chunks of smoke wood to the fire if I stop smelling wood smoke too early in the cook.
CD
LT72884
Babbling Farker
ok, im willing to bet thats my problem. gonna use 5 chunks burried in me lump and use a minion burn and pre heat for 45 minutes until it looks blue or not to thick.
that actually might solve my problem. they burn up way to fast only giving off the initial smoke from ignition which can be not so tasty. i dont get enough of the true blue to compensate for the other smoke
thanks much guys
that actually might solve my problem. they burn up way to fast only giving off the initial smoke from ignition which can be not so tasty. i dont get enough of the true blue to compensate for the other smoke
thanks much guys
LT72884
Babbling Farker
our 1941 414 chevy is that way.. puff puff bang bang boom purr. takes about 10 minutes for it to get going. ill have to remember that. I dont take physics untill next semester. im in calc 2 right now and then ill take physics 1 and 2. hopefully they will go over this or at least i can ask them. haha
