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Ever try adding wood in ash area???

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RickyBobby
RickyBobby Posts: 744
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Just curious if anyone has tried adding wood chunks in the ash area of their Eggs? Didn't know if it would even burn enough to create a smoke. Seems like it would maybe work well if it would smoke. I might try it sometime.
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    I have done it with chips and was able to get them to burn once the fire was going long enough for some hot coals to drop through. 

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  • RickyBobby
    RickyBobby Posts: 744
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    Yep, that's kinda what I was thinking. I keep my ash area cleaned out, almost always before every cook. If you let fire burn long enough that some hot ash falls through, I'd think a person could easily push some smaller wood chunks up underneath into ash area. Can't wait to try this!
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
    edited April 2014
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    SmokeyPitt said:
    I have done it with chips and was able to get them to burn once the fire was going long enough for some hot coals to drop through. 
    I did try the same thing, However, IMO the smoke wood burned, that is it flamed it did not smoulder, so the smoke was not right. I think it may be because the airflow is concentrated in the ash pit. Best method is to mix the wood throughout the lump. 
    When cleaning out the firebox or just changing the lump brand based on the cook, I do cover the bottom of the ash pit with those small unburned pieces of lump. They seem to burn off. 
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    +3 on low and slow I mix the wood chunks into the lump to get smoke throughout the cook.
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  • RickyBobby
    RickyBobby Posts: 744
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    Thanks fellas! I mix with Lump too. I just like exploring new ideas when Egging.
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