Just finished first smoke on BGE

Hoops10 · June 2018

I just finished my first smoke on my BGE Large. It was a 5 hour smoke of baby back ribs. I am still learning to not chase temps, which I did the first time. My question is this, for my next smoke/cook, do I need to clean out the old, small chunks of lump charcoal? I still have some larger chunks (and some of the applewood chunks I used for smoking) left. I read somewhere that the smaller pieces can clog up the holes on the bottom, restricting air flow. Thanks for any suggestions.

pgprescott · June 2018

Knock the fine ash off and add to the old lump. You should be fine unless you get all very small pieces and a bunch of ash and dust. As long as you pay attention to the need for airflow I am confident you will be without issue.

ChokeOnSmoke · June 2018

I use a mixture of old lump and new lump on EVERY cook. No problems with air flow.

Kent8621 · June 2018

look into the kick ask basket, it makes the choices for you if the lump is too small or not.

Hoops10 · June 2018

Kent, I will check that out. Do many people use it?

Just finished first smoke on BGE

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