Sorry about that.Most usually wait till Lowes or Home Depot put their twin 20lb bags on sale for $20 and then buy several bags. How many depends on how much or often they cook. So that makes it $0.50 a pound.
Your title for the thread asks how many briquettes do you use.......... That really depends on your cooker you are using and your style. I have seen people use minis that will only use about 10-12 briquettes for a cook and then those with a large offset use 40lb for the same cook. If you tell us a bit more about your smoker you are using we can give you a better and more accurate answer.
Jeramy
This will be my first smoke so I'm a little unclear how exactly to do it.For a propane smoker you don't need charcoal briquettes. You will use wood chunks, chips or pellets. My smokehouse is propane and I use chunks. A lot of people will use a AMNPS or AMNTS for smoke generation. The type of wood is really personal preference, I like oak. I get all I need from around our property and locally from friends. The price it right....free! Others really get Into the fruit woods. I would say get a couple different bags of chunks and try them out and see what you like. If you choose to go the AMNPS route, Todd has a ton of different flavors of pellets to choose from.
Jeramy
I actually use charcoal in my GOSM Propane Conversion. Place them in a can, along with wood, right on the burner. Best of both worlds.For a propane smoker you don't need charcoal briquettes. You will use wood chunks, chips or pellets. My smokehouse is propane and I use chunks. A lot of people will use a AMNPS or AMNTS for smoke generation. The type of wood is really personal preference, I like oak. I get all I need from around our property and locally from friends. The price it right....free! Others really get Into the fruit woods. I would say get a couple different bags of chunks and try them out and see what you like. If you choose to go the AMNPS route, Todd has a ton of different flavors of pellets to choose from.
Jeramy
Fabulous. Just what I'm looking for. Glad I made this thread!The maverick et732 or maverick et733 are good for what you need. They have 2 probes, one for meat and one for chamber. They are remote so you can monitor the temps from a distance. You could run the probe wire through the top vent or slightly modify the smoker so you could access through a side wall.
A-Maze-N Smoker is a sponsor and sells the 732 for a good price.
Will do. Thanks.He is the owner of amazin products. T johnson is his name on here.