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Default Wood or lump?

ceed > wrote:
> Steve Calvin > wrote in
>
> > Either way should work. If going for a long cook, the Minion
> > method is the only way to go from the gitgo...
> > http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/fireup2.html#minion
> >
> > If I need to add to that, I just add plain unstarted lump.
> >

> The Minion method sounds compelling to me. I am sceptical since it's
> against everything I have learnt about how briquettes contain stuff that
> flavors the meat in a bad way etc. I guess it's only one way to find
> out: Try it!
>
> Looking at the Minion method site it seems like it was made for bullet
> smokers. Has anyone here successfully used it in smokers with an off-set
> fire box (which is what I am currently using)?


I use it in my NB offset smoker, with excellent results.

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