Not a new smoker but have a new smoker!

[cprmom]

My name is Stephanie and have been smoking on a gas master forge for almost a year and had great success. A friend bought us a charcoal brickmann smoke n pit with a side firebox.

I have never used and type of charcoal grill in past. I have been reading about them and came up with few questions:
1. How much charcoal do I need to put in firebox? And in the charcoal tray in cooking chamber?
2. Do I need to make a chimney of charcoal?
3. It came with grills for firebox, what would be cooked on there versus in the cooking chamber?
4. Any additional info would be awesome!!!!!

I love this forum!

Stephanie

 

[kc5tpy]

Hello.  The first thing we need to know is what smoker you now have.  Pictures also help as does your location.

Danny

 

[gary s]

welcome to the site

Gary S

 

[cprmom]

I am in NC and this is what it looks like

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• cprmom
• Jul 20, 2014

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• cprmom
• Jul 20, 2014

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

I am in NC and this is what it looks like

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• cprmom
• Jul 20, 2014

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• cprmom
• Jul 20, 2014

Nice smoker, that'll kick out some good Q ! Thumbs Up

 

[cinnamonkc]

That was my first smoker and I still love it!  It has now been retired as a herb garden, but it produced some mighty amazing Q!

Welcome and can't wait to see some of your Q-vue!!

 

[cprmom]

After all the fighting I did tonight I ended up using my old one! Ugh. I posted a picture so the person who bought it for us could see it and here it is NOT the one he sent us! Lol this one is going back and I am getting the dual master built smoker on Thursday!!!!!

Thanks for everyone's help!!!

See you in a few days with my new smoker!!!!!