- Jul 10, 2021
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I have used a pellet smoker for the past 10 years, My sister, who lives an hour away, bought a Nex Gen 29" Charcoal Barrel Smoker with an off set fire box. My job is to smoke ribs for an upcoming BBQ house warming party.
I want to use a combination of Kingfords charcoal and Hickory chunks for the cook.
I need to know how much Hickory versus charcoal in the fire box to maintain 250 degrees and how much is Too Much Hickory smoke.
I know I have to adjust the side openings and smoke stack to control temperature.
What color should the smoke be. I don't want to starve the grill of Oxygen and produce putrid smoke.
My method is 2 hours of smoke, 1.5 hours wrapped and .25 hours to set the bbq sauce.
My guess is to light 20 briquettes in the off set box and add a couple of 2" X 2" hickory chunks, and then add more Hickory as the first burn down.
In my experience, charcoal lasts about 45 minutes, so I would add about 10 briquettes every 45 minutes to maintain the heat source.
Any help will be much appreciated.
I want to use a combination of Kingfords charcoal and Hickory chunks for the cook.
I need to know how much Hickory versus charcoal in the fire box to maintain 250 degrees and how much is Too Much Hickory smoke.
I know I have to adjust the side openings and smoke stack to control temperature.
What color should the smoke be. I don't want to starve the grill of Oxygen and produce putrid smoke.
My method is 2 hours of smoke, 1.5 hours wrapped and .25 hours to set the bbq sauce.
My guess is to light 20 briquettes in the off set box and add a couple of 2" X 2" hickory chunks, and then add more Hickory as the first burn down.
In my experience, charcoal lasts about 45 minutes, so I would add about 10 briquettes every 45 minutes to maintain the heat source.
Any help will be much appreciated.