LT72884
Babbling Farker
Ello brethren. I have been watching some youtube videos on BBQ. I have noticed something that i would like to address so that im somewhat in the know.
here is what i have noticed with WSM's and UDS type cookers, including the kettle. You are supposed to let the wood chunks "smolder" if that is the right word, rather than catch fire and burn. Smolder may not be the word im looking for. But its the stage between catching on fire and smoldering. I guess the word is charring. Its the stage where the wood is hot enought to burn clean but not catch fire. haha
but in the videos i have been watching with offsets, they light 2 chimneys full of lump and place 2 LARGE chunks in each chimney. Once the wood has ignited and is burning, they place it in the cooker. Once it is up to temp, they placed the food on. However, the wood chunks/splits were still on fire burning away.
i thought having the wood on fire is no no because the fire means its burning clean but to hot to produce smoke.
So my main question is. why in offsets do you keep the wood on fire, even with a charcoal base/minion method and in a wsm or charcoal cooker, the wood is supposed to not be on fire??
thanks
here is what i have noticed with WSM's and UDS type cookers, including the kettle. You are supposed to let the wood chunks "smolder" if that is the right word, rather than catch fire and burn. Smolder may not be the word im looking for. But its the stage between catching on fire and smoldering. I guess the word is charring. Its the stage where the wood is hot enought to burn clean but not catch fire. haha
but in the videos i have been watching with offsets, they light 2 chimneys full of lump and place 2 LARGE chunks in each chimney. Once the wood has ignited and is burning, they place it in the cooker. Once it is up to temp, they placed the food on. However, the wood chunks/splits were still on fire burning away.
i thought having the wood on fire is no no because the fire means its burning clean but to hot to produce smoke.
So my main question is. why in offsets do you keep the wood on fire, even with a charcoal base/minion method and in a wsm or charcoal cooker, the wood is supposed to not be on fire??
thanks
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