The RIGHT WAY to manage a fire on an offset smoker | Fire management on the Oklahoma Joes

Most helpful off set smoker video out there!!!! Thank you sir!

Rule #1 Don’t put hot bbq metal butt up to neighbors wood fence

Baffle plate good, I make one like that too, two grates wide. Bricks not bad idea, but maybe too much.

I can smoke brisket with charcoal just fine. Although, hardwood is preferred for me. I have the older OkJ highlander, where the fire box was one pc. Not two pcs. Otherwise. Good video.

Great video thanks for the advice 👍

I learn something new everything I watch your videos. There is so much IDK that I thought I did

Thanks, this was really helpful.
(And just now I'm realizing what we just bought and that it will require some love )

Finally! Thanks for this ! So detailed answered all my questions

lol man bro u sure did overcomplicate this whole process…. Even with all this info (which is helpful for beginners) smoking meat is an art that has no specific way to get it done. It’s one of those things that you either have an eye for or you don’t. Great vid tho

I keep my smoking splits in a galvanized trash can. It sits in the sun and works like a solar kiln to keep my slips nice and dry. I cut them down to 6” lengths. I run a char-griller grand champ with tuning plates, a lined firebox bottom with fire brick and an extended 5” chimney. Love it.

I'm new to the off-set smokers. How often do you get flare ups? I know people complain a lot about the electric pellet smokers flares up quite a bit

You put a pan of water inside the smoker?

Do you use oak

Thank you so much , finaly one who speaks so even i get it 😉🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

This has got to be the best video I have watched for fire box management. Great job!!

So you leave the side door open (or at least the vents open all the way) during the cook?

Just put a small amount of charcoal in the main grill area also. You wont need to use so much to come up to temp and it will burn out before you start smoking.

Damn!!! Should have watched this yesterday. Just bought an offset and am doing 3 pork butts as a first test run... try as I might, temp won't go over 180... no wood, charcoal only test run...won't be doing more tests until I can get some good wood... I'm finishing on the oven cause I'm not going to keep throwing charcoal at it...

I already know this guy is giving bad advice by the beer he’s drinking.!! 😂

Haha. The mirror. Man you got this thing down Pat. Great video. Thanks sir.

Great video on managment. I liked the little mod you did on the back wood rack. Great little idea!!

Real nice video! Thank you for sharing!

Much love from Oceanside California

Thank you 🙏🏼

I tried smoking one chicken today in my offset smoker and it took like 6 hours. I def suck at this lmao.

I have tried all these tips and somehow blow through a whole bag of charcoal in just a few hours.

Very detailed and helpful. Thanks!

I don't want to make too big a deal about this, but there have been a number of shots showing your beer very close to the fire. This is really upsetting me, and now I can't focus on your important lesson. Please be more careful in the future.

Even though I don't have one and might never get one, this was a great video. I hope all the new users get great uses out of this.

It's only difficult if you own an Oklahoma Joe.

Wow great advice on making sure my wood moisture is low I been struggling with the thick smoke but now am looking forward to trying it again

Nice video, but keep in mind, it is a charcoal smoker.

Can you add water beneath the grates to add moisture?

Why do some how to videos show them soaking the wood in water before placing it on the charcoal fire?

Very rarely would I sit through a video this long, but when you really want to learn something and the teacher is good 🤷🏾‍♂️ great vid.

With logs that size I'm running too hot.
Is it a better solution to reduce the log size or throttle the inlet/outlet?.
When I throttle down I see an increase in dirty smoke.. is that normal or am I doing something wrong??

I learned more about smoking and fire management in this one video than I have in two years of watching other videos. Thank you.

Somebody needs to give this guy an Honorary degree in BBQ Engineering

Great video. Thanks for sharing your experience. Most helpful for me as I'm getting ready to purchase an off set smoker.

Can you put a little bit of charcoal in the main chamber to preheat to save time?

Outfreakingstanding

Nailed it brother!!!
Thanks for the introduction to offsetting
Learned more than I ever knew about this
Props on your knowledge

The best fire management videos so far. the Mrs complains that I have to babysit a fire for over 10 hours. Im trying to get to the point where I dont need to be there all the time. This video looks like a great first step in getting there.

What Oklahoma Joe offset are you using in this video?

Lots of great fire management videos out there… none as detailed as this one (subscribed and liked!)

dude is drinking a lonestar. lol. just move to texas already

CAN WE DRY WOOD IN A REGULAR STOVE OVEN ?

Acrid is pronounced akred

This was an exceptional video. I have been using an offset smoker and have just been using charcoal briquettes for my temps. Only recently I learned to use coal & wood and this confirms my suspicions. Highly detailed and very educational while not being boring in the least. Exactly what I needed to watch. Will favorite. Thanks for all your hard work making this video.