brady martin
Banned
i cook all my food in the kitchen or with gas grill outside. no experience with charcoal.
just bought a smokey joe silver because i want that charcoal taste and i cook for 2 to 3 people max. i also bought a chimney starter and some kingsford charcoal so i am ready to go this weekend.
as i understand it, 20 to 30 brickettes to one side of grill for direct heat, the other side will be for indirect heat side.
place lid on with the vents on the opposite side of the charcoals. correct?
p.s. i know i will need to learn the bottom and lid vents with dif cuts of meat or vegetables and believe me, i will start a thread on that. im going step by step.
ive seen many videos and posts that are conflicting.
many recommend layering the charcoal all across the charcoal grid. but, then many folks recommend layering the charcoals on only half of the charcoal grid, for indirect heat. as you can see i am very confused.
if this thread is asking too many questions please post a couple of links that will help.
just bought a smokey joe silver because i want that charcoal taste and i cook for 2 to 3 people max. i also bought a chimney starter and some kingsford charcoal so i am ready to go this weekend.
as i understand it, 20 to 30 brickettes to one side of grill for direct heat, the other side will be for indirect heat side.
place lid on with the vents on the opposite side of the charcoals. correct?
p.s. i know i will need to learn the bottom and lid vents with dif cuts of meat or vegetables and believe me, i will start a thread on that. im going step by step.
ive seen many videos and posts that are conflicting.
many recommend layering the charcoal all across the charcoal grid. but, then many folks recommend layering the charcoals on only half of the charcoal grid, for indirect heat. as you can see i am very confused.
if this thread is asking too many questions please post a couple of links that will help.