how much wood?

[sparky]

howdy ya'll.  i'm about to throw some spares on the green machine and am not sure how much wood (ozs) are you suppose to put on the fire?  i am having fun w/ it.  alot.   

[Pam Gould]

Sparky..can't help ya..but I'm having the same problem with the Weber..I'm using too much charcoal , gotta cut back some.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[sparky]

Sparky..can't help ya..but I'm having the same problem with the Weber..I'm using too much charcoal , gotta cut back some.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

you filling up the chimney all the way pam?  try just 1/2 a chimney and only using one of the charcoal baskets.  when you done shut off the vents and use the used coals in the next chimney you light off.  hope that helps. 

[Pam Gould]

Sparky..can't help ya..but I'm having the same problem with the Weber..I'm using too much charcoal , gotta cut back some.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

you filling up the chimney all the way pam?  try just 1/2 a chimney and only using one of the charcoal baskets.  when you done shut off the vents and use the used coals in the next chimney you light off.  hope that helps.

Thanks Sparky..I just went for it on my 1st 3 cooks..I'm a work in progress and still learning.  Thanks again.. Pam   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[TMB]

Guessing 3 to 4 chunks of wood but it's a guess. 

Now something I do know, your spares always look great so save me a few bones to nibble on   

[sparky]

Now something I do know, your spares always look great so save me a few bones to nibble on 

will do tommy. 

[HighOnSmoke]

I don't own a ceramic (YET) but I would think you could probably use about the same amount you do on your WSM.
I usually only use 4 to 5 chunks with my WSM.

[squirtthecat]

I'd start w/ half of what you normally use...     Those things look to be sealed up pretty tight.

[smokeasaurus]

I betcha one good sized chunk will do it.............sure don't want to over smoke......you can always add more on the next cook........

[hikerman]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

I'd start w/ half of what you normally use...     Those things look to be sealed up pretty tight.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

I betcha one good sized chunk will do it.............sure don't want to over smoke......you can always add more on the next cook........

Sparky, I think these two hit the nail on the head. Play it safe, like Squirt said, those ceramics are very tight, so a little smoke goes a long way.

[sparky]

Thanks everyone.  One chunk it is.

[jjjonz]

Sparky..can't help ya..but I'm having the same problem with the Weber..I'm using too much charcoal , gotta cut back some.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

Pam if you are talking about a long cook ....this is how I did it when I had my Performer except I didn't use water in the pan.

[LostArrow]

Sparky I use 1 big or 2 smaller chunks.

[sparky]

Sparky I use 1 big or 2 smaller chunks.

thanks LA.  i went w/ 1 chunk and i think it was to much.  the ribs came out dark in color.  that tells me to much wood.  so next time i will use 1/2 the wood.  they were tasty though.