Pellet burner added to efficient Charcoal retort

[@michaelprue9024]

You’ve got a pretty cool design going on there. Have you considered wrapping the retort with insulation to help retain heat in the chamber ? It might help you cut down some time on your process. Good luck 🍀👍!

[@ministermanoutdoors6179]

That's what I plan to do. My nextmove is to insulate the burn chamber and create a pellet basket to fill the feed tube. I believe that will get me the results I want. Thanks for watching.

[@slaplapdog]

I like what you are doing here. I do think you could pack the "oven" tighter without any strong negative effects. Did you have to refill the pellets, or was the initial amount enough? More than the time, the amount of attention required is what would concern me, and it's also the best reason to use pellets over wood.

[@ministermanoutdoors6179]

Hey there, I did have to refill the pellets. But this was a test run, and I finished the permanent pellet basket. I'm making a pellet hopper to hold enough pellets for a complete burn and it will be complete. Thanks for watching.

[@ken-uq6qo]

What was the cost of pellets to make 6 lbs of charcoal?

[@ministermanoutdoors6179]

I used $1.05 worth of pellets, about 7 pounds. Thanks for watching.