Recent content by Brian Michalk

Yeah, that and cheap charcoal. This is not a bad idea, but is a bit risky. Similar to the dismantling solution I implemented once.

Well, not all of my smokes have this problem. It's related to how much fuel is required to hold temps, but when it does happen, it's an annoyance. The level of ash rises to the grate to the point that my charcoal is sitting on ash, and my BBQ pit controller fan does not push air in evenly to...

When I do a long smoke in cold weather, I use a lot more fuel. After some period of time the ash builds up to a point such that it won't maintain enough fire to hold temps after adding fresh charcoal. I know lump leaves much less residue, so don't go there as a suggestion. I am also going to...