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So, this is my first post here, i've been smoking for about 2 years now. I started off on a weber kettle and I just bought a WSM 22".
I was wondering how much charcoal and wood you guys usually go through in a smoke session. I realized i made a mistake today; i am doing a pork shoulder and 2x chickens. I got my fire stoked and ready around 11 and had the shoulder on at noon. In my head i figured i'd cook the pork slow and low for a few hours before adding the chicken -- when i was setting up my fire it was way hotter than I wanted so I put maybe 8 quarts of water in the water pan. Now coming time to add the chicken (about 2 hours ago) and as i've learned its pretty hard to keep the temp above 275. throughout the whole day i've used about a whole bag of kbb and quite a bit of wood.
I was wondering how much fuel everyone else usually goes through and if filling the water pan was a big mistake in regards to fuel consumption. When its all done I will take some pic's and post my final product!
I used a homemade dry rub, kinda just winged it. I used to work as a chef so i'd like to think i got a good taste for whats good... although I put a little to much salt in the rub and ended up nearly depleting my spice stash to level it out. good news with that is i got enough rub for at least 2 more q's...
Look forward to hearing what y'all have to say about water pan usage and fuel consumption.
I was wondering how much charcoal and wood you guys usually go through in a smoke session. I realized i made a mistake today; i am doing a pork shoulder and 2x chickens. I got my fire stoked and ready around 11 and had the shoulder on at noon. In my head i figured i'd cook the pork slow and low for a few hours before adding the chicken -- when i was setting up my fire it was way hotter than I wanted so I put maybe 8 quarts of water in the water pan. Now coming time to add the chicken (about 2 hours ago) and as i've learned its pretty hard to keep the temp above 275. throughout the whole day i've used about a whole bag of kbb and quite a bit of wood.
I was wondering how much fuel everyone else usually goes through and if filling the water pan was a big mistake in regards to fuel consumption. When its all done I will take some pic's and post my final product!
I used a homemade dry rub, kinda just winged it. I used to work as a chef so i'd like to think i got a good taste for whats good... although I put a little to much salt in the rub and ended up nearly depleting my spice stash to level it out. good news with that is i got enough rub for at least 2 more q's...
Look forward to hearing what y'all have to say about water pan usage and fuel consumption.