How do you add wood

[Kcmoribguy]

I just got in my charcoal basket but I can't add wood from the fire box door I have to open up the top. I was wondering if this is ok or I should cut the height down on the door side. Also should I set it on the grill grate or just take the grate out?

[Fwismoker]

No need to ever add wood in the middle of a charcoal cook. What smoker you have?

[Kcmoribguy]

Horizon 20x44 1/4 inch

[jbounds286]

so your using charcoal to cook in a stick burner....that makes sense....:roll:

[Kcmoribguy]

I use a little charcoal to start it then only wood through the whole cook

[Beentown]

I use a little charcoal to start it then only wood through the whole cook

Me too.

[dport7]

I use home made lump to start, if it's the small stick burner, then wood"cherry only" till I feell I've pumped enough smoke then back to lump with small splits here and there.

If I'm running the big stick burner, it's wood all the way. I run a second fire outside the fire box and shovel in the coals from it, along with my smoking wood.

[Bludawg]

You wasted your money sonny.

[SmittyJonz]

I use a little charcoal to start it then only wood through the whole cook

So why have a Charcoal basket? All you need is a grate raised 3-4" off of floor.
Adding wood from top is fine - some Fireboxes only have doors on top.

[jbounds286]

So why have a Charcoal basket? All you need is a grate raised 3-4" off of floor.


this was my thinking

[Beentown]

I must be missing something? Got a picture of the problem?

Will go get a pic of the pit and see...

Edit...

I looked and still a bit confused. Was the charcoal basket made to use the firebox as strictly a direct grilling add on?

Second edit...

I see now that Klose make a large charcoal basket with mazes in it. Most when using this would use wood chunks mixed in with the charcoal and just let it burn. Don't see why I would really want one but it gives you the option of running charcoal that way. I don't see it warming my pit up enough to be able to run very long.

[ButtBurner]

yes you can open the lid

thats how you would normally add wood anyway, not though the side vent door

that door is to clean out the ashes

[LarryO1947]

Nothing wrong with using charcoal and wood. I do it all the time for temp control. I'm not a PRO like a lot of people,so I just do what works,for me. And I can put out some great Q. I have limited access to wood,so sometimes I use Brinkmann chunks to get my flavor. SO, charcoal and wood,it is. I am sure a lot of other people do the same.

[smoke ninja]

Heating an offset with briquettes sounds expensive. How much charcoal do you use on a typical cook.

[dwfisk]

You wasted your money sonny.

Pretty sure Blu was referring to the charcoal basket not the cooker.

I agree with ButtBurner; IMO there nothing wrong with starting with charcoal and adding splits from the top.

[SD_Smoker]

I would do it the same way. With wood cost the way it is around me, I always start with a small bed of charcoal and then throw 2-3 splits on after sitting on the firebox for a bit. Just warm your splits, open the top and throw them on as needed.

Also, don't let them sit on the fire box for too long as you will then have 2 fires going :oops: