Adding Wood with Platesetter

Rib Fan

OK....just wondering how you guys juggle the two. I mean I get the Egg up to stable temps with platesetter in place....I then use gloves to remove platesetter....add desired wood, and then replace platesetter and wait for smoke to settle down before meal goes on.
Question....is there an easier way? I find adding a cold platesetter to the stable temp Egg while adding food drops the temps immensely.
I assume I am doing what everyone else does....but hey, never hurts to ask.

Thanks

Celtic Wolf

Add the wood during the initial burn. Adding it after the egg is up to temp only leads to more waiting while the smoke clears.

No need to add more after the fire starts

Eggtucky

I usually fire the egg (or eggs)..wait till temp gets up to 200-300 depending on my final target.. add the wood and platesetter and about the time the smoke clears you are ready to add food...I have also been known to find small chunks and drop them down between the platesetter and the fire ring :P

thirdeye

Well, like the others said....you can arrange your wood within the lump so that as the fire grows, it finds new wood.




But......I have a fire poker with a little flipper on the end. It works great for maneuvering a split into the hot spot with the plate setter in place. (Playing with Fire mod)

Beanie-Bean

Rib Fan,

I agree with adding chips/chunks at different depths in the lump (add the smoking wood as you're adding the lump...) and you'll have continuous smoke throughout the cook.

If you really feel like adding some wood while everything's already on, then you might want to fashion a ramp or chute out of some foil and let the smoking wood slide in between the gaps of the platesettter.

JLOCKHART29

The best way is to add it threw out the lump which I always forget. I end up gently prying up the edge of platesetter with billey bar and tossing my chunks threw the crack! :laugh: