Fire Management Stick Burner

[Cook]

Originally Posted by BigThicket

Agree wholeheartedly with SmoothBoarBBQ. Use the fire to control temp as much as possible and only use the dampers as a last resort.

And you don't even need the dampers then...a shovel will reduce heat faster than anything.

[Yuccaneers]

Hey guys/gals I appreciate all the feedback. And, of course the tips.

[THoey1963]

Originally Posted by SmokyDick

Problem with that is with smaller/cheap offsets even a decent coal bed needed to maintain enough heat to light a new log is far too hot.

I tend to keep a smaller split burning rather than maintain a coal bed because it always gets to hot with a good bed. But thats what works on my cheapo char-griller.

Yeah, mine was neither a smaller, nor a cheaper pit. But, that's an old story... <sigh>

[jbelson]

I have to make sure I have a good airflow under the wood, meaning it's not directly on the coal bed. I'm using an offset that doesn't have a grate or anything to rest wood on, just the bottom. Also, thinner splits have helped.