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I would like to see what this looks like. I have a friend that does charcoal in a drum with a lid. -
I've got a friend who is interested in this, followed.
At least this wasn't titled "Be forewarned....I'm building a crematorium.."
Last edited by 58limited; April 19, 2022, 08:35 PM.Comment
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Somebody here makes their own charcoal. Rempe did a Pitcast on it.Comment
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Former member Jon Solberg posted a decent recipe some time ago, I've always wanted to try it.Comment
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Yeah, might be a good time to relearn the "old ways" of self-sufficiency. -
Omg Jon Solberg video on what he does for a living....bwahahahaha
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keep us posted, also you may enjoy
The Science of Charcoal: How Charcoal is Made and How Charcoal Works (amazingribs.com)Comment
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Here is a discussion that has links to good info, and lots of pictures:
https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/fo...oal#post478735
The retort method of making charcoal is pretty straight forward, and can be done with a combination of a 16 gallon and 55 gallon drum.
You are basically just building a fire around the wood in the smaller drum, and letting it outgas and char without reaching combustion. I am sure a kiln heated externally could do the same thing, using propane or something. Just gotta NOT let oxygen get to the wood you are trying to turn into charcoal, otherwise it will just burst into flames and burn.Last edited by jfmorris; April 20, 2022, 07:51 AM.Comment
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I have made charcoal following Jon Solberg’s method with good results. I made a couple of good batches and one bad one. The bad one was with some green hickory wood, I ended up cooking it twice but the larger chunks did not make good charcoal. It is important to cut and split your wood into uniform sizes that way it will be all converted into charcoal at the same time. I would also stick to using dry hardwood. There is post someplace here with some pictures.Comment
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It would be scrappy if you could cook with all the heat needed to make charcoal.
Something like a quarter beer keg for charcoal making inside of the fire box of a smoker.
I bet a fabricator could sell that as a feature on a stick burner.Comment
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