- Aug 7, 2018
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Hello,
I am having an issue with my big barrel offset smoker. I used to use chimneys of coal and one chunk of wood at a time. Would replenish that basically every hour. It worked great temp wise. One time i even went and got an annual checkup at the doctor and came back and it was still at 200!
Now I recently started using 10-12 inch pieces of seasoned hickory or oak. I'll open up the fire box and throw a piece of wood onto the flame(Which is in the steel charcoal box that I built and is kept elevated for proper airflow). I let the piece flame up and get charred on all sides and then i close the fire box. The temp will go up super high for a bit, but then eventually die down and the fire will go completely out. This is with the vents wide open and absolutely no ash under the firebox.
Any help would be appreciated.
I am having an issue with my big barrel offset smoker. I used to use chimneys of coal and one chunk of wood at a time. Would replenish that basically every hour. It worked great temp wise. One time i even went and got an annual checkup at the doctor and came back and it was still at 200!
Now I recently started using 10-12 inch pieces of seasoned hickory or oak. I'll open up the fire box and throw a piece of wood onto the flame(Which is in the steel charcoal box that I built and is kept elevated for proper airflow). I let the piece flame up and get charred on all sides and then i close the fire box. The temp will go up super high for a bit, but then eventually die down and the fire will go completely out. This is with the vents wide open and absolutely no ash under the firebox.
Any help would be appreciated.