Spinaker The only one I noticed was Pecan, I get a darker deeper mahogany using all clean smoke. First picture below.
Than last week was my first time using the clean and dirty smoke combo. Here's the thing, what's considered dirty smoke on the KBQ is probably the cleanest smoke on a regular stick burner. See second picture, that was all hickory.
My favorite wood right now is Mesquite, followed by Pecan and then Hickory
Ernest Interesting. Anf to think you're afraid to use Mesquite before you got the KBQ. So here is my next question for you. What do is "Clean and Dirty Smoke" i know the difference when meat talks about it but is it something different when talking about the KBQ? And how do you implement the "Combo"? Lastly Why would you want dirty smoke in the first place? I feel like a little kid asking a thousand questions but, this thing is just sooooooo cool.
I posted a picture of the inverted flame somewhere. So the KBQ pulls the smoke through the hot bed of coals into the cookbox. The smoke is almost invisible.
Now the so called dirty smoke bypasses the stage. It goes from the burning wood straight into the cookbox. The smoke is visible, lighter than blue. You can see the flame leaning towards the inlet.
Spinaker The KBQ firebox has 2 inlets covered by a pull out knob. One is under the fire (main clean smoke) and second one right where the wood burns(dirty smoke). The dirty smoke bypasses hot bed for a heavier smoke flavor. I'll take some pictures for you.
So if I pull out both knobs I get the combo. Pretty great for short cooks. It will give me a heavier smoke flavor
Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
Spinaker See those two thingamajigs, I pulled the bottom one out fully. Top one is closed, that's all clean smoke
Notice how the flame is shooting up, that's any smoke going into the cooking box is passing through the hot bed of coals.
Now, here I got both thingamajigs pulled out. That's the clean and dirty smoke combo
Look at the flame shooting into the lnlet, getting pulled into the cookbox. You'll also notice that there's no bellowing smoke even though it is called "dirty smoke"
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
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Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
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Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
DWCowles I love the flavor that I get from my current fire management...however in the spirit of 'knowledge is power' and experimenting yields experience and all that, I can't resist. Could I get KBQ results from a regular stickburner? Maybe, maybe not and I actually wouldn't know if I did!
A big part of the trick behind the KBQ is that it creates a low pressure zone inside the cooker whenever heat is needed. There is no passive flow of smoke into the food chamber. I've toyed with the idea of altering a conventional stick burner: give the fire box its own exhaust, Mount an exhaust fan at the far end of the food chamber, move the fire grate up so air is sucked into the food chamber from underneath the fire, add a thermostat to the exhaust fan, and finally, add a circulation fan inside the food chamber. But the KBQ is such an easier approach...
It's been decided. I am getting one. I've got a really busy month coming up. I feel like if I bought one now, I would not get anything done. But Come November......I will be entering the realm of the KBQ. #TOOLONGTOOWAIT
Last edited by Spinaker; October 4, 2015, 08:17 PM.
smarkley I though the same thing. I also want am offset. But the KBQ is cheaper especially with shipping. Plus they are so awesome. I will still get my offset one day but the KBQ is first inline. Looking forward to sourcing some logs!!!
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