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    Chuckie on the offset

    It’s a beautiful day here in NC. Decided to do a chuckie on the offset. I’ve used my offset several times before so I’m still learning it.

    I found a beautiful chuckie that is well marbled.

    All oak wood.

    temps are fluctuating. I’m kind of wondering if my firebox grate is too high. It’s not allowing for a good coal base to form that fires up the new wood I put in the firebox. its kind of a few inches too far. Anyone dealt with that?

    also, I put some wood to preheat on top of the firebox. I found 6-8 black ants on top of my wood. Were they living in my wood?

    im also monitoring temps through a live periscope session. It works amazing! I can see my temps anytime and anywhere!

    the cook ain’t over yet!
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    #2
    I'm sure the ants were living in then wood. Good luck with the rest of the cook!

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    • scottranda
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      Is it a problem? For me, not the ants haha

    • Troutman
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      I hear ant smoke imparts an excellent flavor to the meat !!

    #3
    Shouldn't think so.

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      #4
      If anyone is interested...

      LIVE on #Periscope: Bbq temp monitoring



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      • scottranda
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        Kinda like watching paint dry.

      • Michael_in_TX
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        That ThermaQ is a Smoke mixed with a Thermapen. Nifty!

      #5
      6 hours later, this is the coal bed. The grate is set maybe 5 inches above the floor of the firebox. I think it’s too far. What do you say?

      the unburned wood is just preheating. You can ignore that.
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      • Dewesq55
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        Personally, I like the extra space. It gives the ash some room to accumulate without restricting air flow. Especially since my pit doesn't have a way to remove the ash during a cook.

      • tbob4
        tbob4 commented
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        Tried to like Dewesq55 's comment. It didn't work. I like the extra space, too. For long cooks, you are going to get a lot of ash. That space will also allow you to put an ash catcher (industrial cookie sheet) underneath for easy clean-up without restricting air flow.

      • Ahumadora
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        Looks perfect to me. Good airflow under the fire. I have built and used 1 or 2 of these.

      #6
      On the original question, I notice you don't have a charcoal basket in your firebox so what I'm about to suggest might take a little ingenuity. I take an old unused grate and prop it up inside my charcoal basket on an angle, so it makes a steep ramp which is quite narrow on the bottom when I start the fire, and then when I add new splits, the coals drop down there ramp and collect in the narrowed space and maintain a good coal bed for igniting the new splits. In your situation, I would try to find something that I could stick in the fire box that would block off an area where the coals couldn't wander out of, but still allowed good air flow/circulation. Maybe even a few bricks. Or maybe you could do something similar to what I do by leaning a grate against the back of the firebox and the other end resting, or secured around the middle, or front third, of your fire grate.

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      • Dewesq55
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        Steve B I got the basic idea from a guy on YouTube who built a rounded V-shaped log basket for his offset for this very purpose. I thought the concept was sound and thought I could probably accomplish the same result without having to build a whole new contraption. So far it has worked great.

      • Ahumadora
        Ahumadora commented
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        Great idea for an offset

      • Steve B
        Steve B commented
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        I have to give my input here as well.
        scottranda Dewesq55 Ahumadora
        I actually use a charcoal basket myself. It was custom made from a great guy. He can make anything you want or need. http://www.yokeup.net/BBQ.html

      #7
      Next cook turn the fire box grate upside down. That will get you an inch or so closer to the bottom of the fire box.
      The other thing I see is that the wood may be too dry. Meaning it may be burning too fast not allowing it to form a good bed.
      Otherwise everything looks just fine.

      Keep the pics coming.

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      • scottranda
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        Thanks for these two ideas! (Sorry for just now responding. I was cooking and playing with my 3 year old).

        My wood could be too dry. I’ve been hoarding it for a while. I do have a moisture meter, so just for kicks, I’ll measure the moisture content next time. MAYBE that’s my issue too. THANKS!

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      Live streaming setup
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        #9
        The payoff...
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        • Ahumadora
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          Wow looks textbook to me!! Will be right over with a horde of drunk friends!!

        • Dan Deter
          Dan Deter commented
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          looks great!

        • tbob4
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          That is delicious!

        #10
        The bigger payoff...



        I’ve waited 3.5 years to hear this ❤️

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        • Ahumadora
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          Makes it all worth while!!!

        • tbob4
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          It won't let me like 100 times!

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