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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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Offset Smoker: Starting a Fire
I recently took delivery of a Workhorse 1975 smoker. Although I'm not new to BBQ, this is my first offset smoker. As my first cook, I'm smoking 2 pork shoulders this morning and boy did I have to work hard to get a decent fire started. Tons of black smoke and difficulty getting up to 250 degrees. I used a charcoal chimney to start and put my post oak splits on top. All this said, maintaining temperature with clear blue smoke has not been difficult, as least so far.
What method do you use to start your fires? Thanks in advance, Hugh
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Hugh Lindberg
1972 911
1970 Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
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