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Charcoal is what l been using but this burn was started with Kingsford blue then I kept feeding with oak coals from the fire pit... never smoked this long with this rig before
7 hrs at 200 - 235° cookin temp and the int. Temp is only 145°, on the brisket. Stokin the firebox with coals from stick wood fire. How am I doin this being my 1st brisket...
I did clean out the ash and got higher steady temperature. This smoker is still new to me and have yet to grasp the techniques. Thank you for the advise.
I have a Pecos. Have a coal basket of expanded metal that's 12 in x 12in x 6in tall. Started a chimney of Kingsford briquets then when fully lighted dumped on top of a full.basket of unlit briquets. Got to 260° and stayed there for 3 hours but then nose dived to under 200°. I then added coals...
HogHeadHale here looking for any and all advice about smoking meats. I'm in Moss Bluff LA. near Lake Charles...just got an Old Country Pecos offset smoker. Will be doing coal basket build and baffle for reverse flow as I can.
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