Testertwister
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
1 hour or a little more for 275 and TBS on the LSG vertical offset with help from the gas assist starter.
How long does it take to bring your smoker up to temp 270° or above.
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AClarke44
Babbling Farker
Most of my smoking is done in my PBC. I'm at 275° (the temp I cook at) in 10-15 min max once the lit coals are dumped in....If you count the time to get the chimney of coals going that's about another 10-15 min.
Evil-g
is One Chatty Farker
m-fine, it was a fairly simple question. Most who answered seemed to view it as a simple question. Pure and simple I did not ask what your perspective was, I simply asked " how long does it take to bring your smoker up to temp 270° or above". Yes I know some prep their food while bringing their pit up to temp, sometimes +/- 50° and they have time to correct before the pork butt notices.
As I said before it was a very simple question.:doh::doh:
wtxsmoker
Full Fledged Farker
Waiting on the pit to warm is a good thing. My 1/4 inch steel offset takes 3 sticks one chimney of lump and ready in about two beers time.
My primo pit is ready in a beer and a half. IMO if time is a problem you should have started earlier. Relax and enjoy!
My primo pit is ready in a beer and a half. IMO if time is a problem you should have started earlier. Relax and enjoy!
JWACKS
Knows what a fatty is.
15 minutes or less from fire till the meat goes on. Insulated vertical cabinet gravity fed stick burner.
m-fine
is One Chatty Farker
Lighten up Francis. Next time I want to smoke at 270, I will get it hot as fast as I can and time it with a stop watch for you. I have no idea why that simple number would be relevant or useful to you, but I aim to please.
captndan
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Depends on weather and how fresh the napalm is.
Bludawg
somebody shut me the fark up.
The O/U takes about 45 min to pass 270* I load it up when the smoke is clean around 200*
Faston
Full Fledged Farker
What's really important is getting the fire with a hot bed of coals and burning clean. I light a chimney of charcoal give it ~30 minutes to get really hot, dump it in the firebox and add wood. It takes about an hour total time from the time I light the chimney to get a clean burning fire with a hot bed of coals. Once the fire is ready the cook chamber is easily up to 275F.
Frisbey
Knows what a fatty is.
Anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours depending on how much time I have and the outside temp.
If using a weed burner and guru with fan of just a handheld propane torch.
I usually plan for 1 1/2 hours, and use the time to prep the cook.
It's very relaxing and enjoyable, I don't mind the time.
If using a weed burner and guru with fan of just a handheld propane torch.
I usually plan for 1 1/2 hours, and use the time to prep the cook.
It's very relaxing and enjoyable, I don't mind the time.
pbj
Full Fledged Farker
I like this method of time keeping.
My UDS takes about 20 minutes. My old off-set took about an hour. I haven't used my new off-set yet. I'm guessing it will be the same.
cheez59
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Be very careful with the weed burner in that 270. I just looked and they are made with 16 gage metal. If your weed burner is anything like mine and you hit the afterburner switch you will warp that metal in just a couple seconds. I run my weed burner on about 1/4 throttle and keep it moving.
Fsonicsmith
Knows what a fatty is.
As soon as I saw your post title, I guessed you might have a 270 smoker. Maybe because you picked 270 as your target temp but also because having a 270 Standard myself, I knew that they are a bit slow to come up to temp. Starting with a lit chimney full of lump and keeping the top cap off and the rear vent all the way open helps. I am going to take a wild guess that you start with a rather large water pan (one that covers most of the cabinet floor) and that you fill it most of the way up with cold water. If you do, that will also keep your heat-up time to close to an hour. I don't see this as much of a drawback, particularly after seeing the average times of others with different smokers.
