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wicked good can take a little longer to light than some other brands so it may take longer to be burning clean, only test for burning clean is to smell the smoke before the meat goes in the egg, if it smells clean its ready to cook on it
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Thanks fishless..it was much larger pieces than the BGE lump I have been using including what looked like a small tree limb. I will let it burn off much longer next time and see what happens. Unfortunately the smoke is so strong in the chicken theighs that I am going to have to get rid of them...live and learn right?
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the slow lighting is my first though because its wicked good in particular, there are other culprits, fat from a prior cook in the egg, moisture from heavy rains in the egg, just one piece of lump that was not fully charcoal from the lump process or a piece of wood got in that wasnt from their blend of woods etc.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
I think you are probably on the right track with the burn time. BGE burns clean fairly quickly and this is the first time I have cooked with anything different. I have used drip pans and a place setter for every cook I have done, so I don't think the fat in the egg is it.
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notaclownquestion said:
Thanks fishless..it was much larger pieces than the BGE lump I have been using including what looked like a small tree limb. I will let it burn off much longer next time and see what happens. Unfortunately the smoke is so strong in the chicken theighs that I am going to have to get rid of them...live and learn right?
Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad! -
Gotta be the lack of burn time as mentioned above-I find Wicked Good Weekend Warrior to be about the most smoke-neutral of any of the many lump charcoal brands I have used.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Took another shot at the chicken theighs tonight and used all the advice given here..dramatically different results. Moist and delicious chicken is the result. Thank you for all the help..this forum is great!
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