For the PBC aficionados...How much charcoal do you use for a short cook (about 2 hours) and how do you arrange the charcoal in the basket...using B&B briquettes...
Somewhere buried in the Pit Barrel thread, fzxdoc and Duanessmokedmeats have a guide that I use. Sorry, I wasn't able to find it but it says Between 1-4 hours, 40 briquettes in the basket and 40 in the chimney.
Between 1-4 hours, 40 briquettes in the basket and 40 in the chimney.
That is what I've also settled on for short cooks. (Although I tend to go the full amount for cooks above two hours just for peace of mind. Refilling a PBC in the middle of a cook is a pain.)
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For me, it's tough to get 4 hours from 40/40 as I tend to cook with the lid cracked to get a higher temp and that burns through it faster. Always better too much fuel rather than too little... 😉
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