My 250 Gal. side box build.

[ryanmn]

Finally got my first cook done on it for Easter. Pork steaks,leg quarters,and sausage. Once I got the heat in it It held 250 consistently. Runs real good as far as wood consumption and recovery time was excellent.
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What kind of fuel did you use and how much did it consume to keep the temps at 250? I imagine its not cheap to keep a cooker that big hot

 

[shannonc]

Ryan I used a pear burner to start 3 pieces of post oak then once I had a good coal bed only 1 quater stick an hour or so. The sticks were around 18 inches long and about 6 inches wide.