Kullas
Knows what a fatty is.
Contrary to popular belief You can burn pure wood in a USD and im going to attempt to show you how.
A couple of days ago i posted something about me burning wood in my USD and i have had several PM's about how to. So i decided to type it up and post it here for everyone to see. Maybe it will work for you maybe not but this is how i do it. you may have to try it on a dry run a time or to but i think once you get it you will like it. I know i do because i hate having to buy charcoal. What is charcoal? its half burnt wood that you don't get (or very little) any smoke out of.
I have gotten 24+ hours on one basket of wood. half way through the smoke i did add a 4 or 5 pieces to it but once it was done i still had over a half basket of wood and partly burnt wood, charcoal :loco:
To start off with i have a SS USD smoker with no mods. Holes in the bottom and a cover on the top. I have 2 grill grates on it but the bottom one is empty, i don't use a water pan. I guess you could but i don't.
Here it is
I use a old metal milk crate for my fire basket. Its just what i had laying around. I know its galvanized but that has been long burnt off. I stack the wood in there using pieces about the size of my fist. Some bigger some smaller
after i get it all stacked in this is what i like it to look like. Wood stacked in the bottom and when i get toward the top i stack it around the outer edges that is so i dont loose my coals falling out the large openings in the milk crate.
I start my coals in a chimney. I open all the vents around the bottom and pour the contents of the chimney on top to get the wood going after it starts flaming i let it burn for 5 to 10 min and close the lid with the vent open. I let it burn for another 5 or so min and close off the vents on the bottom and top the temp will start to fall and when it reaches the temp you want open the top vent and start opening the lower vent until are able to maintain the temp you want watch it for a little while and this is what ya get.
If for some reason it stops smoking just open the lid and it will flame up again then go back to regulating the temp. I have had this happen to me twice and both times it was in the starting stages of getting my temp down. but once i get it dialed in it stays there.
After you are done cooking you shut it down just like any other USD shut the vent holes on top and bottom and the fire goes out. i let it set there over night and then pull out the burn basket. which looks like.
I then dump the contents into a barrel and pull out the big pieces and put them back in the basket and add new wood on top.
All the smaller pieces
These pieces are put back into the chimney to start it over again.
I hope this helps someone. If there is any questions i will try and answer them. If there is any comments on how to make it better i will be happy to try them.
A couple of days ago i posted something about me burning wood in my USD and i have had several PM's about how to. So i decided to type it up and post it here for everyone to see. Maybe it will work for you maybe not but this is how i do it. you may have to try it on a dry run a time or to but i think once you get it you will like it. I know i do because i hate having to buy charcoal. What is charcoal? its half burnt wood that you don't get (or very little) any smoke out of.
I have gotten 24+ hours on one basket of wood. half way through the smoke i did add a 4 or 5 pieces to it but once it was done i still had over a half basket of wood and partly burnt wood, charcoal :loco:
To start off with i have a SS USD smoker with no mods. Holes in the bottom and a cover on the top. I have 2 grill grates on it but the bottom one is empty, i don't use a water pan. I guess you could but i don't.
Here it is
I use a old metal milk crate for my fire basket. Its just what i had laying around. I know its galvanized but that has been long burnt off. I stack the wood in there using pieces about the size of my fist. Some bigger some smaller
after i get it all stacked in this is what i like it to look like. Wood stacked in the bottom and when i get toward the top i stack it around the outer edges that is so i dont loose my coals falling out the large openings in the milk crate.
I start my coals in a chimney. I open all the vents around the bottom and pour the contents of the chimney on top to get the wood going after it starts flaming i let it burn for 5 to 10 min and close the lid with the vent open. I let it burn for another 5 or so min and close off the vents on the bottom and top the temp will start to fall and when it reaches the temp you want open the top vent and start opening the lower vent until are able to maintain the temp you want watch it for a little while and this is what ya get.
If for some reason it stops smoking just open the lid and it will flame up again then go back to regulating the temp. I have had this happen to me twice and both times it was in the starting stages of getting my temp down. but once i get it dialed in it stays there.
After you are done cooking you shut it down just like any other USD shut the vent holes on top and bottom and the fire goes out. i let it set there over night and then pull out the burn basket. which looks like.
I then dump the contents into a barrel and pull out the big pieces and put them back in the basket and add new wood on top.
All the smaller pieces
These pieces are put back into the chimney to start it over again.
I hope this helps someone. If there is any questions i will try and answer them. If there is any comments on how to make it better i will be happy to try them.
