M&M Man wrote:
> On 22-Jan-2004, "Duwop" > wrote:
>
>> Minion method, in a firebox? I tried it once just to see if it would work,
>> ended up with a very hot fire. Got any tips or hints I could try? Cuz
>> right
>> now, my cooker will go through 15 pounds or better on a 10 hour cook.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Dale
>
> Sounds about right Dale. That'd be about 3 chimneys or maybe just a
> little more. Minion works in my NB Silver, but watch that draft. Once
> you let it get away from you it's Katy bar the door. You'd have to damp
> it with water or something and that doesn't sound very pretty. Very soon
> after startup, my draft is shut down to about an inch. Chimney is all the
> way open. Using Royal Oak lump I can get away with adding unlit on
> top of the fire if I don't let it get to low or use to much at a time. I
> know
> it sounds like some kind of voodoo, but after some bad times in the
> beginning, I got comfortable with mine and have very little trouble with
> it. No, it won't burn 8 hours without attention. Yes, I can cook for 8 hours
> without cultivating an ulcer. (Beer helps). Count on using a lot of fuel.
>
> M&M

What do you mean "sounds like voodoo"? It *IS* voodoo.

BOB