All,
I'll be firing up my "new to me" 20x60 Klose BYC offset smoker soon. I have been reading all about fire management and am interested in different offset management techniques.
Stack damper setting: Some appear to run with this wide open, all of the time while others choke it down some once the smoker is up to temp. Closing this damper down some might also result in more smoke flavor on the meat?
Firebox damper setting: Most seem to control/maintain their temp via adding smaller "coke can size" sticks (small fire) every ~30-45min and adjusting the firebox damper. Do you adjust this damper much (at all?) during your cook?
Smoke color goal: The overall goal is a very faint thin blue smoke out of the stack, correct? White smoke means green wood and black smoke means the fire is too choked (both are bad)?
As wood is expensive here in SoCal, I want to use my wood as efficiently as possible. It seems like I should use both dampers to minimize fuel usage as long as I maintain temp/thin blue smoke?
Do you use both dampers?
I'll be firing up my "new to me" 20x60 Klose BYC offset smoker soon. I have been reading all about fire management and am interested in different offset management techniques.
Stack damper setting: Some appear to run with this wide open, all of the time while others choke it down some once the smoker is up to temp. Closing this damper down some might also result in more smoke flavor on the meat?
Firebox damper setting: Most seem to control/maintain their temp via adding smaller "coke can size" sticks (small fire) every ~30-45min and adjusting the firebox damper. Do you adjust this damper much (at all?) during your cook?
Smoke color goal: The overall goal is a very faint thin blue smoke out of the stack, correct? White smoke means green wood and black smoke means the fire is too choked (both are bad)?
As wood is expensive here in SoCal, I want to use my wood as efficiently as possible. It seems like I should use both dampers to minimize fuel usage as long as I maintain temp/thin blue smoke?
Do you use both dampers?
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