Smoking-a-Brisket Setting Up the Smoker

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Smoking Brisket
by: Bill

When using your pit smoker, the smaller box to the side is where you place all the charcoal and/or wood you're using as the heat source. You'll have to experiment with the amount of charcoal or wood used to get the desired temperature in the smoke chamber. That's because the material used to make the smoker, the tightness of the sealing surfaces, and the design of the smoker all affect its efficiency. Throw in wind and outdoor temperature to complicate matters even more.

Keep the exhaust vent about 3/4 open to start, and the intake vents 1/2 open. Build a small fire and monitor the temp until it stabilizes. If it's close to where you want it, try opening or closing the intake vents a bit to fine tune the temp. If it stays too hot, reduce the fire size. Stays too cool? Build a bigger fire. You'll soon figure out the correct size fire to build in your particular smoker. Try to keep the smoker in a wind-free location if possible, too.

Smoking-a-Brisket Setting Up the Smoker

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