Building a fire in offset smoker

I show you how its done while I smoked a pork butt on my Yoder WichitaCanon G30 used to shoot thi. The parts for this build are from a combination from recycled and new metal. 25012017 Chef Tom breaks down how to start and maintain a clean fire in an offset smoker. When using wood in an offset smoker burn a smaller fire and allow it to get plenty of air. All offsets will have the firebox either to the right or left of the cooking chamber and slightly lower than the cooking chamber. The two elements will need a connection between them and we will need to place vents one each to help regulate airflow.

I chose to build a so called offset smoker where you build a fire in one box and place the food in another named the food chamber.

2072018 The firebox is the place on your smoker where you build your fire. Be nice to have a fire brick slab but I cant fire one up. The fire is built in a smaller chamber which usually sits off to the side of the main chamber sitting down a little. The key to Offset Smoker heat management is keeping an eye on the charcoal fire. Controlling the Temps in Your Offset Smoker is easier than You think. 25012017 Chef Tom breaks down how to start and maintain a clean fire in an offset smoker. In the early 1980s the price of oil dropped from 30 to 10 a barrel. This is so as the fire burns the smoke and heat will flow up and through the cooking chamber and out the chimney. You can and should use high-quality cooking wood or smoking chunks as well. I want it to be firebrick however not sure how to keep it together without it falling down over time. However youll experience better results when starting your offset smoker exclusively with lump charcoal.