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irv39

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Charcoal used on summit
« on: April 23, 2016, 07:11:08 AM »
After cooking the pork butt yesterday at 3 hrs. at 350 and 4 1/2 hrs. at 300 I wanted to see how much charcoal I used, when I started I filled the bottom up to the diffuser plate because I knew I was going to cook hot and didn't want to have to add charcoal while I was cooking, I went outside this morning and was supprised how much charcoal was left I stir it to get the ashes out, and here is a picture of the charcoal that was left.

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addicted-to-smoke

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Re: Charcoal used on summit
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2016, 07:41:39 AM »
That's impressive. Looks like half didn't even need to be started.
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Travis

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Re: Charcoal used on summit
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2016, 09:16:47 AM »
They say Kamado's  are super efficient. May not be a ceramic, but I would say that competes with them.


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bthorn9435

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Re: Charcoal used on summit
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2016, 03:44:42 PM »
This is very interesting, now I am wondering if it will out perform the WSM on fuel usage.
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addicted-to-smoke

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Re: Charcoal used on summit
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2016, 06:09:42 PM »
Quote from: bthorn9435 on April 23, 2016, 03:44:42 PM
This is very interesting, now I am wondering if it will out perform the WSM on fuel usage.

I was reading some of the Q@A on Weber's site and Weber claims it does use less charcoal than a WSM.
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It's the iconic symbol for the backyard. It's family/friends, food and fun. What more do you need to feel everything [is] going to be all right. As long as we can still have a BBQ in our backyard, the world seems a bit of a better place. At least for that moment. -reillyranch

Travis

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Re: Charcoal used on summit
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2016, 07:20:52 PM »
Definitely. Anything insulated like this will be more fuel efficient. Case in point @Shoestringshop has a thread where he has his hand on the summit while its around 600 degrees, I believe. No can do with our regular kettles or wsm's. That's a lot of heat loss.

Anyone else bare the scar of sweeping the kettle while cooking and touching their forearm to it? I made my kids watch my skin peel to teach not to play around the grill.
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