Offset Smoker Beginners Basic - How to Fire Up Your Smoker!
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- Back to the basics of starting your offset smoker. Beginners all need to start somewhere, and at one point we are all beginners. Hopefully this video helps you with your next offset smoker cook!
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This Kingsford Charcoal Smoker and Grill offers 1,125 sq. in. of cooking surface for large events. The Counterbalance Lid makes lifting of the heavy-gauge lid at ease and the ingenious Greasement Management System provides hassle free grilling and smoking experience. Smoke Locks and Gasket reduce smoke leakage and maintain a steady smoking temperature for perfection cooking. Large Offset Firebox fits wood logs for long smoking period. Other premium features include Expanded Metal Tables, Heavy-Gauge Porcelain Coated Wire Cooking Grates and Warming Rack.
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today is the day to use our smoker! Im cooking a shitload of meat for the week.. I hope i don't ruin it lol
@@AuntLALA you’ll do great!
@@ComparisonCooking sort of.. I didnt do so great with the smoker part but i put coals in the area wherr the food goes and it turned out delish. I dont think I am smoker cooker lol
loved as he is talking about nothing crawling into his smoke keeping his vents closed a spider crawls right in
Hahaha, I need to watch this again to catch that!
I noticed that to lol.
Wanted to see if anyone else noticed that
Ha ha awesome little helper you got there Kevin!! Fun to have the kids involved in the videos for sure!! Good job!
Haha, She's going to have her own channel one of these days! Ball of energy for sure! Thanks for watching Ricer.
Don't let her too close, she is way too cute to grill.
My dad always closed his exhaust up to 2/3 of the way when he was cooking, depending on how much food he had across the grill. He said it helped keep the temp even across the grates. If he was only using the grates closest to the firebox, he’d have it 100% open. Half full, he’d close it 1/3 of the way, and if using the whole cooking surface he’d close it 2/3. He swore it made a big difference even though it’s just a tiny bit of damper movement.
I believe that, those small adjustments on the right smoker will make big differences!
The part at the end with your little girl made the whole video, I have two girls myself :) Thank you!
Haha, she's a ball of energy! I'm team two girls myself, aka Double Trouble for me down the road!🙇 Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing!
oh gawd. I am single with 2 teens and we love to bbq. I dont know what to do. I bought an offset smoker not even knowing what i got lol i hope your vids help me! wish me luck
You can do it! I have a whole bbq 101 playlist that a lot of people have found very helpful. Good luck!
Very good smoker video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome having your daughter helping out!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Good memories!
Lol your little assistant is soooo adorable!!! We may need to get an offset smoker now!!’👏🔥
Haha, she's a ball of joy, thank you! Yes, they are a lot of fun, especially when you get a cheap one and play around with it!
Hello, is very informative and helpful, so adorable your little assistant. Have a wonderful week :)
Thank you so much!
Sac
Appreciate the advise. Only second time I’ve smoked and still learning
Glad its helped, please let me know if there is anything else you have questions on!
Great video!!! The last 2 minutes is my favorite part. The future pit-master is too cute!
She’s something special, must of been the name we gave her, Parker! Thanks for watching!
You learned me something new! Now I know why I always had difficult with charcoal!
Bahahaha glad you caught that! Awesome man, glad I could help!
Awesome stuff! You learned me a lot. Super cute ending.
Glad you enjoyed it! And glad I didn't cut it out! Thanks for watching Doc!
you are the master of smoker and grill!
Thank you, I love the offset process, so much fun!
Thank you for the lesson. Well appreciated.
My pleasure, glad I could help out!
Great video reminds me of me and my daughter.
Thank you! Have to get it the fun before they grow up and want nothing to do with you, haha 😬
Your videos are awesome man, I’ve just bought a brand new smoker and I wouldn’t of known where to begin without your videos!
Thanks for the comment, means a lot, glad the videos are helping!
thanks for the 101, just got my offset box for my char griller. pumped
Happy Smoking!
Good tips and man that ending! 😂 She may not be interested in cooking quite yet but she’ll learn from dad. Awesome video Kevin!
Hahaha, thanks so much Charley! She's definitely going to have her own channel one day!
Adorable ending!
Thank you, I was very conflicted whether to leave it in or not, but what the heck, got to have fun sometimes! Thanks for watching Slyvia!
Thank you for your efforts
My pleasure
I just bought my first smoker and I didn't know anything about smoking meat except it tastes real good. This video helped out a lot. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! I have a whole playlist for beginners to watch to help them get started on the right foot.
Thanks for making this video. You learnt me something new. Been smoking on a regular round weber for years. Just got a cheap offset on line. Crossing my fingers. Wish me luck!
Oh its so much fun! Feel free to join our facebook group to help you get started, lots of questions answered on there.
I love that he's doing this in flip flops
😂😂 Island lifestyle
Have to say I love your mindset with these videos and you give a very honest opinion from just one of the guys. Subscribed and exited for any future content!
Joined the military so I figured I'd get better at my grilling while I got free time on the weekends. Your videos have helped so much!
Thank you for your service and thank you for your comment!
Send an email with your address and I’ll send you the BBQ Journal 👍 Comparisoncooking@gmail.com
@@ComparisonCooking Done and done! Thank you so much!
The last thing I needed was another hobby but I just bought (a cheap) offset smoker and smoked some pork chops and salmon last night. I'm hooked.
Once you get the bug, it hits you hard! Happy smoking 😎💨
@@ComparisonCooking well thanks to you specifically and the whole smoking community on RUclips, who would've thought that was a thing.. I've learned a lot. I'm not even a good cook just like playing with fire and good tasting meat.
I have my first offset smoker and your videos are very easy going compared to some others I’ve watched. Beer can chicken will be my first cook next Saturday.🙌
I love me some beer can chicken! So good 🤤🤤. Thanks for the comment!
Great tips on setting up your offset smoker what a great idea of using your propane tank to start your charcoals in the stack definitely would go much faster
Thank you Jeff, laziness prevails, hahaha!
Great tips brother! That is a cutie at the end! Donuts and cake!
Haha, thanks brotha! Getting her involoved is always fun!
This is great and the ending was awesome lol
Thank you so much! Glad you got value out of it!
You rock my brother!! Thank you for the lesson.... I got my “learn” on! Aloha from Hawaii!🤙🏽🌈🌺🌴
Awesome, glad it helped out!
Very nice, thanks for sharing my friend. Have a great week. 😃
My pleasure, have a great week!
Thank you!! What a cutie! I have to start my husbands smoker tomorrow! I subscribed and set to all! I’m making beef ribs and pulled pork!
How did they turn out?
Videos are really helpful
Thank you, appreciate the watch and comment!
Great video man! Got my like and subscription haha. I'm new to offset smoker and this video helped a lot. Thank you much!!!
Awesome! Thank you! Make sure to check out the Smoker Mistake one I did, people are watching that one, a lot! Tomorrow, i'm recording to much white smoke episode/fire management. Happy to hear you are getting into the offset game, it so much fun!
Amazing one I really enjoyed watching keep growing keep sharing keep connected
Thank you!
Nice information Kevin! Great fun with your daughter!
Haha, we had a lot of fun filming this one!
Beautiful, thanks a lot man!
👍👍
Another great vid.
Lots of step by step information easy to digest due to video length
Thank you. I always struggle with the length. Feel like viewers want shorter and short content, but it’s really they want to the point and structured content and then it’s alright if the video takes 10-15 minutes to get the topic covered.
@@ComparisonCooking people want things short and quick in todays world but short and quick are two words not used in smoking meat. i enjoy seeing the complete process.
Very helpful thank you.
Glad I could help👍
my friend🤗😄🥰 wow so grest tutorial👍👍😘🤩😍❤ very good your upload😇😊💕 thanks for sharing⭐🌹
Thank you for the compliment and support!
Great tips as always Kevin! The end of this vid was about the cutest thing possible lol
Glad you liked it, I was torn on whether to add the ending, but really happy I throw it in there!
@@ComparisonCooking it put a smile on my face on a Monday morning so I'm glad you threw it in lol
Nice mate. Great vid. I like the gas burner, thats what the vid needs, a puppy.
Hahaha, a puppy would make everything better!
Great vid much appreciated
Glad it helped
Your videos are really good Kevin. 👏 I love your passion Man!! 👌
Thanks Johnny! Appreciate the support!
Cool Mate. I haven't got enough space for a smoker. I still like to watch and learn though. Do like your uploads Mate. Cheers Man! ☮️ Love your passion. That's a good thang. 😊
Lol you better not drop those red hots on them toes or you gonna invent a new dance😂
Hahah, I’ve danced a few times 😅
Can we take a second and appreciate that grass!
All day everyday
Nicely done!
Thank you!
Got lucky and acquired a free Oklahoma Joe's smoker so been getting a little more info so as that I can be decent to begin with
Oh man, that's an awesome pick up! You are going to love it, offset smoking is an art, give yourself some time to learn it. Join our FB group, lots of OK joes smokers in it.
I'm really great at smoking a lot of things. I have many different smokers. I turned an old fridge into a smoker plus a barrel and I have an offset and a pellet grill which for some reason people call a smoker.....i never will call a pellet grill a smoker but this guy is right on. Never start your charcole with lighter fluid.
I still got a lot of arguments of people saying it’s fine because Myron Mixon does it and one competitions, but I still haven’t heard anyone tell me the benefits of using lighter fluid. My chimney gets the charcoal lite faster without worrying if it my tanker with my food quality
Thank you so much! Parker is very cute. Lol
Glad it helped, thank you!
Awesome vids
Glad you like them! Thank you for commenting and subscribing!
The way I was learned. That's not a thing LOL that had me laughing
Haha, grammar has never been kind to me 🤦♂️
Awesome thanks !!!
You're welcome!
Wowww this is good and informative ❤️❤️❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I use 2 chimneys, one on top of the other. The additional height creates a strong updraft, like a jet engine, and it seems to me that the coals get up to temp a wee bit faster. You can also make a taller sleeve from a sheet of sheet metal.
Anything with Jet engine always sounds fun! That makes a lot of sense, and I'll have to try and double stack them.
Awesome content liked keep up the good work and stay connected and more importantly stay safe 🙏🏻
Thanks for coming
great tutorial,hope you do some more on cooking en recipes.
Thank you! More to come! There are a handful of offset smoking recipe cooks in this playlist, make sure to check out the Shredded Beef, I've had a ton of people tell me that made that it loved it! ruclips.net/p/PLlWEJETj_xqOpibYTIeGcVWFRL99fgLxb
@@ComparisonCooking great work sir, easy to follow for us noobs. Thnx for your reaction.
Great Video on how to fire up your smoker. I especially like the adjustable jack stand underneath the firebox. Is there a particular why you have a jack stand underneath the firebox?
It’s very thin metal, and the added weight of wood and charcoal will eventually cause it to droop. I’ve also added some bricks in there. My old smoker developed a huge droop after one season and I’m just trying to prevent that. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Awesome job. Now I might need another smoker 😂
Good sign we are doing it right, when we both want each other’s smoker!
Comparison Cooking haha true
Thanks dude
Anytime 👍
Thanks for the insight. I am a beginner and I real can’t keep my temp up and I get frustrated.
Glad it was helpful! It can be very frustrating when getting started, keep at it!
Kevin, I love using lighter fluid to start my chimney ! It also makes a great binder to make your rubs stick ! Ok, you got me , I’m kidding ! I use the same type of burner to light my coals in the chimney ! I add the lump to the fire box when 3/4 of it is either glowing red or ashed over. Good video Kevin !
Lol, you had me going there for a second! Great minds Kent!
🤣🤣🤣
@@ComparisonCooking You two about to be in a competition or something?
Longs Quest more of an Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawlor stages rivalry 😂
Kevin, I take exception to being referred to as Andy Kaufman ! If I had feelings, you may have hurt one !
Thank you for the tips in your videos. My father passed away 9 years ago and I have had his smoker he had just bought, just haven't had the courage to use it. I'm going to this weekend, fingers crossed. My downfall might be getting the charcoal lit.... I also have his charcoal grill and chimney, but have never been able to get the charcoal to light no matter what I do...
Fingers crossed! Keep me posted on how you make out. If you are on FB join the Backyard BBQ Smokers group for help with faster response times 👍
@@ComparisonCooking thank you, I will go look for your Facebook page.
I went all out with a 17 lb brisket, and just pulled it off after a excessively long time trying to get it to 195, at least I think it was too long, 16 hours..... Lots of learning moments too probably contributed to that, fire going out, billowing smoke a few times.... It's resting for a while and all I want to do is cut into it, it's killing me bc it smells good and I have never had brisket.
Great video, so you add more charcoal or logs as the temps drop? I just got an offset and have a problem with reaching 270-350 for any long period of time. Thanks
I have a whole playlist on every aspect of smoking for your offset. You will definitely have to add wood/charcoal through out your cooks. ruclips.net/p/PLlWEJETj_xqMAG-2uGxDIIsaSHTS2eNze
I soak a couple paper napkins in lighter fluid and it works great. Doesn't cause any odd tastes like soaking the charcoal in it would.
That works, whatever is easy and doesn’t mess up the taste.
Just bought a smoker and learned a lot from this vid. Question though.... I understand that you can add wood chips/logs such as Hickory or Apple to the smoker also and if so do you still control the temp by the vents because I couldn't get mine down to 225/235 degrees for the pork ribs I was trying to cook yesterday...
On certain smokers once it gets hot it’s hard to get down even with choking down the fire, but with enough fiddling you’ll figure it out. More importantly, my first couple years I wanted low and slow (225F) now I cook everything at 275F, I need to get it cook and back to hanging with the family. 16 hour cooks knocked down to 10-12 makes a difference over the years.
Great video, your daughter is super cute man. Have a good day bro!
Thank you for watching Johnnie!
I'd appreciate you doing one of these for the WSM. Took your advice and went for one and I've loved it so far.
I've watched loads of videos on it and none of them seem to work. Really struggling to keep temps over 225F for any period of time and stay there. Using briquettes with the minion method and trying not to light too many briquettes in the chimney as I don't want it to burn too fast and I want it to follow the ring for even heat.
Is it simply that I just need to use more coal?
Great to hear. I just got a WSM and fiddling with it. I'll try and get a video out in the near future once I dial it in. I'm using lump charcoal in there, and loading it up, hollowing out the middle a little, with 3-4 wood chunks mixed in there. Then I pour 3/4 lit charcoal chimney in the middle and play with the intake vents on the bottom, because its getting to 400 degrees fast. It is pumping out some thicker smoker, but I can't tell if that's an issue. BBQ has tasted great.
@@ComparisonCooking which size do you have?
Unfortunately, I quit Facebook as I can't stand the platform anymore, but you should set up a Discord server (really easy and I can help if you need). Just a much better platform for something like this, tbh. Would be interested chatting with other people of a similar mindset.
@@skatman3278 I have the 18 inch. Produces really good bbq! I believe Harry Soo over at Slap your daddy Bbq might have a video of how he sets up his WSM. Might be weeks before I get around to the video, but I believe I’ve heard Harry say he’s got one of those videos up.
@@ComparisonCooking will go and have a look. I went for the big boy, so that's probably got a lot to do with it. With hindsight, I'd definitely go for the medium sized one, but hindsight is wonderful. 😂 Just means I'll have to get another one next year as well. Haha
How do you hardly have any smoke when lighting, and adding additional wood into the base? I use a chimney and the starters you have shown. Literally smokes up my entire area in the back. It does lessen significantly once its ashed of course.
Here are the tips I follow for adding wood. ruclips.net/video/RGzI_DHzS8U/видео.html
I also have a playlist of helpful tips on getting it going.
What about the top where the smoke come out the chimney. What's all that adjustment about and controlling the smoke to come out?. What do I do with that, let it stay open all the way or half way?
I did a video on that to help answer that question. Even though half closed helps preserve your fuel source, I still have reverted back to wide open, I like a steady airflow going through my chamber, I can get more fuel. ruclips.net/video/uXB5Bg_DLqU/видео.html
Tell me please, do you have to keep adding charcoal to the pile for say a long 8 hr cook? Also how do you use (apple) wood chips for flavour? Thanks!
Yes, you will need to probably need to add charcoal around 4 hours and maybe another small amount around 6 hours. Chips are hard to use in these smokers. Try to find wood chunks or small splits. When adding chips you probably want to add a good handful every 10 minutes for the first 90 minutes then just let the charcoal do the work from there. You can keep adding chips for up to 3 hours at whatever time interval you like, but after 3 hours I don’t see the chips adding much value after that. Good luck 👍
To your reply comparison cooking, how much would you add? Everytime i add to mine for a long cook i get huge spikes of fluctuating temperatures. Am i meant to just let the temp drop back to the preferred temp not worrying about higher temp or only add a specific amount to prevent temp rising? I cant seem to keep it consistent it either sky rockets or drops drastically. I dont have a side door on my offset smoker only the top part of the offset chamber.
Where did you get those tongs to move your coals around?
Any tongs will really work, these were the ones I used in the video amzn.to/3xrgwNX
Where can I buy that smoker
Great video, but the best part was the daddy daughter time
This one was a lot of fun to make!
Where can I start looking for the logs you use?
Did you track any down yet?
A bird once flew out of my smoker cause I left the vent open. It was pretty awesome
Haha, that must of been a fun oh Sh*t quick moment! Thanks for watching.
I learned off trial and error
The best way
Nice videos that’s a sub and a like from me
Thank you!
Why no starter cubes? I've made my own from eggshell carton, sawdust and candlewax. I can't taste any difference with that over newspaper or propane. I use out of convenience.
That absolutely works, I was just stating if it takes a newspaper to start a chimney. Why spend the money on the prepackaged starter cubes, or lighter fluid.
@@ComparisonCooking It's getting harder to find newspapers anymore.
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Never Do THIS TO an Offset Smoker: ruclips.net/video/d4Pu98pW06s/видео.html
Burn Off & Seasoning: ruclips.net/video/-yxA83--Cts/видео.html
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My daughter would do the same thing if I asked her to say the tagline. 😂
Haha, keeps kids us on our toes!
Working with child actors is rough. Oh and you need s dog from the sounds of it. 😀😂
Hahaha, the struggle is real! We definitely need a dog 😂
I can't be the only jackass watching this as I fail to get my Smoker hot enough lmao 😂 soooo the more open the vents are the hotter it gets?? I'm just using a regular charcoal Smoker from Wal mart lol
If the smoker has a lot of air gaps around the lid, you might need to close the exhaust vent by 50%
"the way I was learned" is totally a thing, just ask ricky or watch "getting learnt with ricky" lol
Hahaha, definitely!
@@ComparisonCooking haha yep, keep up the great work, enjoying your vids.
Don't you think your grill is a little too close to your house?
Haha, it must be an optical illusion. It is a little close, but not as close as most people think. At least 18 inches. When i'm not filming i normally move it a little further out. I'm more worried about my pellet smokers in over night cooks. I move those to the middle of the yard away from everything! Thank you for watching, commenting, and subscribing!
Got me on Offset smoker today and the temperature at like 400° instantly like wtf
Which smoker did you get?
@@ComparisonCooking I added to much charcoal it was much easier with just firing my wood instead of trying to do charcoal and wood mixed so I got the chargriller from lowes
Use olive oil as a lighter fuel.
I do that a lot now a days
You don't even want to try a SearPro torch?!?!?!
SearPro looks pretty cool to me!
No u can not use lighter fluid absolutely not
Complete agreement! You'll get a kick out of this video ruclips.net/video/cd2AXCb0mMA/видео.html
🤦🏾♂️ lost me
Sorry
I hope that's not vinyl siding behind your grill! I would move back even if it isn't.... Up to you, though.