DirtyDirty00
is one Smokin' Farker
- Joined
- Jul 13, 2011
- Location
- Mamarone...
Ok so after 2 runs with the offset... i have a few questions for those of you with stick burners
i have a 48" from pits by jj. to get my fire going i load up a full chimney and i threw the coals into the firebox. then i loaded on about 3 logs.
i let this burn a while and when it was up to temp i threw in my food.
i control it with the damper. however i used to cook on my other cooker around 250. i wasnt getting it hot enough. it was about 225.
HERES MY PROBLEM...
once the charcoal burnt out, the wood was still ablaze. but after a bit it wasnt getting hot enough. it was about 210 on one side and 220 on the other. the only way to get it up was to throw like 3 more logs in. however with that BIG of a fire it wasnt getting enough oxygen through the dampers so i had to leave the door open a crack.
i ended up getting some nasty smoke each time i closed the door (with dampers wide open)
so i think im having trouble finding that "small hot fire"
any suggestions?
i have a 48" from pits by jj. to get my fire going i load up a full chimney and i threw the coals into the firebox. then i loaded on about 3 logs.
i let this burn a while and when it was up to temp i threw in my food.
i control it with the damper. however i used to cook on my other cooker around 250. i wasnt getting it hot enough. it was about 225.
HERES MY PROBLEM...
once the charcoal burnt out, the wood was still ablaze. but after a bit it wasnt getting hot enough. it was about 210 on one side and 220 on the other. the only way to get it up was to throw like 3 more logs in. however with that BIG of a fire it wasnt getting enough oxygen through the dampers so i had to leave the door open a crack.
i ended up getting some nasty smoke each time i closed the door (with dampers wide open)
so i think im having trouble finding that "small hot fire"
any suggestions?