OK Joe Drum Smoker

LDR

Does anybody have experience with the Oklahoma Joe's Drum Smoker (Pro).  My initial impression is that it's not meant for turbo cooks like I do on the egg.  The drum smoker went through an entire load of fuel in six hours, while the large egg might have used a third of its fuel-  maybe.  I asked on the drum smoker Facebook group, and responses indicated a high level of drinking to get ready for Monday.  They stated that there's no need to run that hot, and that I shouldn't put full splits in there (no splits seen anywhere in the photos or text).

lousubcap

I have an OK Joe Bronco smoker but only the pedestrian not pro size.  I do not use it for any hot cooks (turbo cuts into the adult supervisory beverage time).  I have noticed that the staying power at any cook temperature does not hold up to their advertised duration based on briquettes.   I use briquettes and smoke wood chunks on all cooks.  If you want to up the cook duration at a specific cook temperature I would overload with lump charcoal.  FWIW-

littlerascal56

Try try the charcoal logs (B&B or Blues Hog) in it.  They run much hotter, less ash, and last a lot longer than briquettes.