Stick Burner Results/Opinion

[mph33]

So... I finally got an opportunity to do a test cook on my fairly new modified old country Brazos. The weather here in Georgia has sucked for the past couple weeks. Nothing but rain. I cooked two racks of St Louis cut ribs and all I got to say is the smoke signature on that meat was awesome! I used hickory and Cherry. One thing is very clear with the smoker it doesn't like green wood at all. I tried to burn a couple splits that were around 34% moisture and it did nothing but give me fits even with the door wide open. I started the cook with a basket of lit charcoal in my LSG 20-inch fire basket. I had no issues with fire management using b&b hickory splits but the moment that I tried to usesome of this white and red oak that's not fully seasoned... Temperatures dropped and it started producing a milkier smoke. I guess this has to do with the fact that the firebox needs to be bigger to get more air flow. I'm sure if I had a roaring fire I could use that wood but by then your temperature is would be too high. I'm on a mission today to find some good seasoned wood. As I've mentioned in previous post here there's a lot of con artists in the state of Georgia when it comes to selling wood. They're all liars. I've read not just here but other places online that you can burn green wood in a stick burner. maybe so but definitely not this one. When I picture people burning greenwood it reminds me of the orcs in Lord of the rings burning live trees LOL.

Anyways.... I am very satisfied with my purchase of this stick burner and I look forward to many cooks and will definitely upgrade to a workhorse 1975. I don't think I'm going to do any more modifications to i.t I'm pretty happy with how it Cooks... I just need to find seasoned wood!

 

[SmittyJonz]

:clap2: Green Wood Sucks. I'd raise your basket a couple of inches so ash can Fall.

 

[LordRiffenstein]

Oh those ribs look spot on!

 

[bschoen]

I simply don't think you can effectively burn green splits in a small fire.

 

[Shiz-Nit]

Ribs look good

 

[mph33]

:clap2: Green Wood Sucks. I'd raise your basket a couple of inches so ash can Fall.

whats the best method to raise the basket? fire bricks?

 

[kevinstaggs]

Great job on the ribs.

 

[PaPaQ]

Looking good!

 

[Mike Twangzer]

Everything looks great !!! Wish I was there ...

 

[jzadski]

Ribs look fantastic...good luck finding wood.

 

[dummy que]

:clap2: Green Wood Sucks. I'd raise your basket a couple of inches so ash can Fall.

imho smittyjonz is right raise the basket i cook on a lang60 with simaler basket a lsg clone your wood apears to be seasond from the pics. spliting it to split size at the time you are going to cook will give you a damp wood condition split to size as far in advance as posable plus ribs look GRATE

 

[Cook]

Nice looking cook, and good job overcoming your obstacles!

I would go spend some time splitting your available wood now for use in the future. It will season/dry faster than leaving it as it is. Also, preheat those splits...especially if they contain too much moisture. It looks like you could even fit a couple in that firebox without them catching. You can also place them on top of the firebox, or inside the cook chamber over top of the firebox opening.

Good luck!

 

[Stingerhook]

Fine bonz

 

[SmittyJonz]

whats the best method to raise the basket? fire bricks?

bolts for legs. or weld on angle iron

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[gtsum]

^^^^those bolts hold up to repeated stick burning fires?? Or do you Use mostly charcoal in there?


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[SmittyJonz]

^^^^those bolts hold up to repeated stick burning fires?? Or do you Use mostly charcoal in there?


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they will last for while.....

 

[Inthewoods]

There's no fix fer green wood other than letting it age. I live on wood heat, yer doing nothing but putting cresote in yer cook chamber and painful bitter on yer food.

-D

 

[Jlems]

Like another mentioned, and what I do as well, is to have splits (1 split weeks/months ahead of time and 2) set the splits to the side IN the firebox if theyre still a little green. I will sometimes have 4 sitting in the box next to the fire, FIFO replacing them as they're used. This helps a whole lot. I dont use the basket though so your space may be limited.

 

[Cook]

Here is a good video that just came out this morning. This may help you understand how fire & wood works...better than us trying to explain it.

https://youtu.be/tpDRxMkZp3o