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This Saturday I’m planning my 1st live burn. Two sacrificial chickens will go into my silver smoker, and hopefully two tasty birds will come out.
I’ve done the lowering the chimney, heat baffle, and cooking grate level, surface mount thermometer mods.
I just got my “Oregon Scientific” Wireless BBQ Thermometer in the mail today and have ready all the stuff I will need for a brine.
I plan on soaking the chickens Friday for 24 hrs. and will put them in at around noon hoping for a finish time between 5-6. Each bird is about 4.5 lbs so that should be more then enough time.
To start off, I plan on putting a layer of unlit briquettes on the fire grate, then pour a Weber charcoal chimney load of lit lump on top. Adding as I need and removing the ash with my fireplace shovel. I haven’t raised my fire grate yet. It’s kinda low. I’ll also be adding some well seasoned walnut in which I have a pretty large stock of from a black walnut tree taken down about 2 years ago in my yard.
Most of all the prep. I’ve done I learned from the brethren. Through your wisdom I hope all goes well. If you see that I missed anything, or have any tips or suggestions, please send them my way. Wish me luck.
I’ve done the lowering the chimney, heat baffle, and cooking grate level, surface mount thermometer mods.
I just got my “Oregon Scientific” Wireless BBQ Thermometer in the mail today and have ready all the stuff I will need for a brine.
I plan on soaking the chickens Friday for 24 hrs. and will put them in at around noon hoping for a finish time between 5-6. Each bird is about 4.5 lbs so that should be more then enough time.
To start off, I plan on putting a layer of unlit briquettes on the fire grate, then pour a Weber charcoal chimney load of lit lump on top. Adding as I need and removing the ash with my fireplace shovel. I haven’t raised my fire grate yet. It’s kinda low. I’ll also be adding some well seasoned walnut in which I have a pretty large stock of from a black walnut tree taken down about 2 years ago in my yard.
Most of all the prep. I’ve done I learned from the brethren. Through your wisdom I hope all goes well. If you see that I missed anything, or have any tips or suggestions, please send them my way. Wish me luck.