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[bishgeo]

I guess I Gota learn how to fire manage this hickory acts diffrent than other woods. Was hard to get going I guess I'm going to have to burn some down as coals befor I start cooking.

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• bishgeo
• Mar 25, 2015

 

[bishgeo]

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• bishgeo
• Mar 25, 2015

 

[bishgeo]

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• bishgeo
• Mar 25, 2015

 

[cliffcarter]

How did you start the fire?

 

[bishgeo]

With a torch like always just harder to start than soft wood.

 

[cliffcarter]

With a torch like always just harder to start than soft wood.

If you are starting the wood with a torch that is your problem, partly. Either dump 2 chimneys of lump charcoal in the fire box and start that with the torch or start some kindling with the torch and add progressively larger splits until you have a good fire going and can add full size splits to maintain it.

Either way you need to start with a good base of coals before you add the cooking wood.