Hello,
I am new to this forum as I just got my first smoker (chargriller smokin' pro) for Father Day. I love to grill and have been since I was about 15, only I'm now starting to get more into it.
My question pertains to this weekend, 4th of July. I plan on grilling for 4 days straight and one of those days I want to try my smoker attachment for the first time. I have been checking out the posts on here about smoking ribs and it seems that it will take several hours (5-7?) start to finish. That brings me to my question.... In order to supply constant heat for that long, what is the best way to do it using charcoal and wood?
I've never tried smoking before but it seems that when I've used charcoal for direct cooking in the past, the coals only last 2.5 - 3 hours. I also understand you can use lump charcoal (I've never used it) but I didn't know it could last that long. Is there some special technique that I just don't know about? Do I just add more in the middle of cooking?
It seems to be a fairly simple question but I have no idea what to do....
Thanks in advance, and great forum!
I am new to this forum as I just got my first smoker (chargriller smokin' pro) for Father Day. I love to grill and have been since I was about 15, only I'm now starting to get more into it.
My question pertains to this weekend, 4th of July. I plan on grilling for 4 days straight and one of those days I want to try my smoker attachment for the first time. I have been checking out the posts on here about smoking ribs and it seems that it will take several hours (5-7?) start to finish. That brings me to my question.... In order to supply constant heat for that long, what is the best way to do it using charcoal and wood?
I've never tried smoking before but it seems that when I've used charcoal for direct cooking in the past, the coals only last 2.5 - 3 hours. I also understand you can use lump charcoal (I've never used it) but I didn't know it could last that long. Is there some special technique that I just don't know about? Do I just add more in the middle of cooking?
It seems to be a fairly simple question but I have no idea what to do....
Thanks in advance, and great forum!