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ccoco54
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Hey everyone. New to the site and this is my first post so be gentle.
I just got a Brinkmann Offset smoker as a gift. I've looked up all the mods on the internet and I understand they can be temperamental. So far I've only made a shield to prevent high temp by the firebox made out of sheet metal, I also made a "cube" for my charcoal out of expanded metal grade about 10"x10"x8" high and I added seals to the lid since it seemed to be a little bigger than the bottom barrel.
With all this effort, I cannot get the smoker up to temperature. I went through 30lbs of lump charcoal over 5 hours the other weekend on a 80 degree day and couldn't get my temp up above 210. I started with the basket about three quarters full, then put a few chimney's full of charcoal on top.
Anyone have any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
I just got a Brinkmann Offset smoker as a gift. I've looked up all the mods on the internet and I understand they can be temperamental. So far I've only made a shield to prevent high temp by the firebox made out of sheet metal, I also made a "cube" for my charcoal out of expanded metal grade about 10"x10"x8" high and I added seals to the lid since it seemed to be a little bigger than the bottom barrel.
With all this effort, I cannot get the smoker up to temperature. I went through 30lbs of lump charcoal over 5 hours the other weekend on a 80 degree day and couldn't get my temp up above 210. I started with the basket about three quarters full, then put a few chimney's full of charcoal on top.
Anyone have any ideas what I'm doing wrong?