Hi All,
So after debating whether to buy a Weber Smokey Mountain or a Oklahoma Joe Highland. I opted for the later. I have made some modifications such as adding locks to the smoke chamber, gasket tape on the seals and gasket sealant to the joins.
For my first cook i was audacious and tried to smoke St Louis Ribs and Short Beef Ribs. However, I found that as soon as I got the fire to temperature, I ran out of fuel. So for the next cook yesterday I tried to smoke a Pork Shoulder using the minion method in a Charcoal Basket the fuel I used was Big K Restaurant Grade Lumpwood But all of the fuel quickly set a light and burnt out within 1 - 1 1/2 hours at a high temperature is this due to the variability in wood size small pieces large pieces?
I have brought 2 x 10kg of Aussie Heat Beads for the next cook which i hope to be on Sunday and just wondering how much fuel should I be typically using for the cook? and should I be using the Minion Method?
Any advice welcome