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12-06-2012, 05:09 PM | #1 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-07-12
Location: kansas
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WSM using a ton of charcoal
Fired up the wsm about 11:30 AM with what I thought was a full ring of charcoal. (18.5 WSM). Now its 5:00 PM and it looks like the charcoal is almost completely gone and its dropped to 250 when it was on 300 before. I realize that it is about 45 to 60 degrees out today so not terribly cold and I did not shake the ash off of the coals at any point but shouldn't the charcoal last longer?
I am using the kingsford standard stuff in the blue bag |
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12-06-2012, 05:16 PM | #2 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-17-12
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Name/Nickname : Mike
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I had to learn to use brand new bricks every time for a long smoke. I use the partially burnt bricks in the starter chimney. I use K-Blue coal.
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12-06-2012, 05:26 PM | #3 |
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How windy was in? The wind will make it so that you use more fuel if you don't block your smoker off with a wind screen.
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12-06-2012, 05:37 PM | #4 |
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Wind is a bug fuel water, also you will also burn more fuel if your water pan is full, I run my WSM with an empty water pan.
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12-06-2012, 05:37 PM | #5 |
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Sorry,wrong spot.
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12-06-2012, 05:44 PM | #6 | |
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I would add fuel every 5 hours running @ 250. lift the barrel of push hot coals to one side fill ring with more charcoal. I use lump in my WSM's J.M.H.O.
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12-06-2012, 05:53 PM | #7 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 03-17-12
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
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I've had about 14 hours at 260 to 270* with a full ring of new coal. Wind was not much of a factor though.
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12-06-2012, 07:33 PM | #8 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-14-06
Location: Wyocena/Pardeeville, WI
Name/Nickname : Clark
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Never used KBB in any of my WSMs.
Wind screen and a dry pan or sand in the pan would probably improve your fuel mileage. It takes a lot of energy to keep that water hot.
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12-06-2012, 08:08 PM | #9 |
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Join Date: 08-20-10
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Keep the water pan less full. The water, wind and cold is sucking the go-go out of the charcoal.
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12-06-2012, 09:39 PM | #10 |
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Join Date: 06-07-12
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Empty water pan. No sand or saucer.
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12-07-2012, 07:46 AM | #11 |
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It's the combination of the relatively high temperature you are cooking at and the relatively low outside temperature.
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12-07-2012, 07:58 AM | #12 |
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I had the same issue last wknd with my WSM 22.5". I did some research and everything pointed to me keeping the water pan full. So I plan to foil it this wknd and see what sort of difference it will make.
Question - since I am removing water from the cooking environment that will make for lower humidity in the pit. (Obviously) Folks, in your experience does that now mean I should spray whatever I am cooking every hour or so? Brian
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12-07-2012, 08:37 AM | #13 | |
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