Roman Buffalo
Fire Starter
Wife asked what I wanted to do this weekend. Silly question we’re smoking it up! Happy Father’s Day folks
If you want to keep them in the smoker for an extended period i would wrap them in foil. Honestly for an hour or so a good double wrap of heavy duty aluminum foil should keep them just fine.I’m going to be smoking a couple of pork shoulders for a party and won’t have a spare cooler to hold them in. Are there any issues holding them in the Masterbuilt at 170-180 for an extra hour or two?
On my MB560 I get 10 hrs out of royal oak briquets
Copied and pasted from some of my Facebook groups, but it might help someone here too.
I have come to the conclusion that tumbleweeds are the only firestarter I plan to use from here on out. Those crappy cardboard squares don't light and get hot enough, and they often fall down into the ash bin before lighting the charcoal. I was so frustrated that I broke out the industrial searing torch to get the coals started.
-Free to a good home : Shitty carboard firestarter squares. Especially good for pellet grill owners who wear speedos and drink white claw.
i picked up some B&B and ran them with the new grate I ordered from masterbuilt on the 1050 over the weekend. Ran start up , 11 hours on a brisket, and shut down, still had a 1/4 of a hopper left.
Copied and pasted from some of my Facebook groups, but it might help someone here too.
I have come to the conclusion that tumbleweeds are the only firestarter I plan to use from here on out. Those crappy cardboard squares don't light and get hot enough, and they often fall down into the ash bin before lighting the charcoal. I was so frustrated that I broke out the industrial searing torch to get the coals started.
-Free to a good home : Shitty carboard firestarter squares. Especially good for pellet grill owners who wear speedos and drink white claw.
I agree Oakie. I use the MB Firestarters and have had 0 issues. I tried the tumbleweeds but never could get them to work ...for me. I do intend to try the Rutland brand when I run out of my current stock.I use the Rutland fire starters. If that's the product the guy on Facebook is having a problem with, then I think its his problem. My only complaint with Rutland is it takes a few more seconds to get them ignited, especially on windy days.
Best price is at Tractor Supply
I just use a pair of tin snipsHow do you cut your fire sticks? With a saw?
OMG I want some ribs now.little Q view from yesterday.
Anyone experiment with premium charcoals? I tried Kamado Joe big block this weekend which is about 3x more then the usual stuff I pick up. I cooked for just short of 6 hrs ranging from 225-300. and had just enough charcoal left where it was starting to dip below the target temp of 300 degrees at the end. Otherwise it held the temp great for the majority of the cook. It leaves some decent sized chunks in the hopper that can be reused. The bag claims about 18 hour burn time which going off of my results I can see that holding true.
in my eyes 6 hours on a hopper fill is pretty good for a 1050.
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