My plan is to start with screamin' hot charcoal and droppin' it into the fire box - then, I'll add pecan and cherry wood chunks along with pieces from my wood pile. Hey, the wood chunks are gonna burn a lot better than the charcoal.
I'm thinkin' I'll have to limit the amount of wood I load into it. I only have to hit 250* max.
Just last week I picked up a huge bag of cherry chunks for less than $4.