Smoker Preparation and Fueling
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What happens here
Prepare the Pit Barrel Cooker by filling the charcoal basket with Kingsford hickory charcoal. Soak the charcoal thoroughly with lighter fluid to ensure an even burn. Once soaked, carefully place the charcoal basket back into the bottom of the smoker barrel. The smoker's design includes a bottom draft door for air inflow control and fixed top holes for exhaust, which together regulate the temperature.
Goal: Set up and fuel the barrel smoker for operation.
Tools and materials
- Charcoal Basket — Container for the charcoal inside the smoker
- Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker Co — The main cooking unit for smoking
- Kingsford Hickory Charcoal Kingsford — Fuel for the smoker
- Lighter Fluid — To ignite the charcoal