Ok I have been able to make due so far with what I have for equipment. However, this process takes a lot of tinkering, opening my smoke box while cooking a LOT, and very extended cooking times. I am hoping I can find some support on how to modify my procedure possibly to get better results. I have a very basic Kingsford barrel grill, and it is a grill not a smoker, I do not have a side box. Because of money constraints and such I do not have money at all to buy or build and add a side fire box. So my procedure is to build a small fire to one side with charcoal and add wood to it using maybe 2/3 of the available space for cooking on the other side. This works but requires a lot of opening of the lid for coals tending, wood adding and the like. with this process I have not been able to get a stable heat source and smoke source going that has not needed tending. I tried the procedure of lighting a small amount of coals and placing in the middle of unlit coals and they seemed to light and burn out just as fast if not faster and hotter than normal. I am sure I am doing something wrong or there are things I could do to improve the procedure. If not I will just have to make due until I have the resources to get a smoker with a side box. Or I may try fabricating the lid by cutting it so I can open just the section over the fire and maybe some way to add a divider so that the smoke stays in the cooking side that I can remove when I want to grill. Any ideas would be nice! :)
Thanks in advance for any help
Matt
Thanks in advance for any help
Matt