Fire Management - Old Country Gen 2 Smoker

[@commishg]

Thank you for showing that with backyard offsets, less is more when it comes to the fire. Sadly, KZbin is filled with BBQ videos of people, even so-called professionals, building infernos in small offsets and then paying the price for massive temperature spikes. Because the G2 has an insulated firebox, it puts an even greater premium on keeping the fire low. Once the coal bed is established, "One small split at a time is fine" should be the motto.

[@paconino27]

What's the reasoning for not using the grate in the fire box?

[@aliciamendoza5833]

Thats great 👍 have a good one

[@CookingwithKirby]

You to Alicia!

[@2005Pilot]

Nice stick burner. Sounds like you are in S Louisiana? New Sub😊👍👍

[@tylersumrell7815]

Have you compared the difference between cooking with/without grate in firebox? Seems like most removed it. Curious if you tried or compared.

[@CookingwithKirby]

with the grate, I noticed the wood burners faster and hotter. Since it is getting more air flow. I've had better cooks with the grate, since your only putting a small split at a time. You don't need a big fire in this smoker.

[@2005Pilot]

I’ve dumped my grate too on my Wrangler. Prefer straight off the bottom. I believe I use a little more wood but I also get more coals to reuse since the O2 isn’t as plentiful without the basket or grate

[@8Nguy1948]

What temperature did you maintain while doing this ?

[@CookingwithKirby]

I actually cooked this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJupipWla7ibiMk while filming the fire management video. on the 2 bottom thermometer probes, I was ranging about 300 degrees to get a roughly temp of 275 at grate. I would add a stick of wood in the range of 250 to 275, on the lower end of 250, the splits were close to depleted. So give the 265 to 275 mark a look out. There is honestly no maintained temperature, it fluctuates. You just need to figure out when to add when a new fire source is needed.

[@8Nguy1948]

Thank you for your response. I hope that I can get one of these someday. I was wondering about the temperature fluctuations and how severe they are .

[@dubbsix]

Doesn't the ash try ensure you have oxygen over and under the coal bed ? Why take it out

[@fiftyf1]

What were your temperatures?

[@CookingwithKirby]

around 275 on the grill thermometers, at the grate level around the 250 range.

[@SnoopyEats408]

Sup bro bro

[@CookingwithKirby]

Snoop, whats up brotha?