- Sep 29, 2013
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pretty new to smoking i have done a couple butts and a brisket and wrecked a rack of ribs, live and learn i guess. few questions I have a smoker grill with a side barrel for the wood and coals to go in, the main part of the grill is pretty big the times i have smoked i put the charcoal and the wood in the barrel part and worked good but i went through 2 bags of charcoal, so this morning i put on a pork butt on one side of the grill and the coals on the other instead of in the side barrel i realizze the down fall of that is when i have to add more coals to it i have to open the main lid letting the heat and smoke out. maybe i can get some opinions on that. I also sent my girlfriend to the store to pick up some smoking wood and she came back with chips instead of chunks and from what i have read is that chips r more for gas grills and chunks for charcoal grills, gonna use the chips today cause i dont feel like goin back to the store this morning.