Just bought my very first "cheap" offset smoker and this was very informative. Thank you.

Tony - Quick shoutout about all the information about cooking on an offset cooker. I have the same char griller and before I even put meat to grill I watched all the hacks, all the temp management techniques, and properly sealing the cooker. Know that I have been cooking for ove a month or so, the smoker is broke in and doing well. I am able to manage the temp between 225 and 250 pretty tight. Right now looking at my temp at 228 and has been consisent for almost 30-mins. Clean smoke. Today is a pork shoulder at about 6-lbs. Have done a half dozen rack of ribs, the same amount of tri-tips, and a few pork shoulder. Working myself up a brisket... Again thank you for the information, it has truely help produce some excellent meals - Richard Kelley, Peoria, AZ

Yeahhhh thank you. I'm from the Netherlands and just start with the offset smoker. I noticed that a lot of Dutch people use it the wrong way. Thank you for this video

That's simply the BEST video I watched about this subject. Thanks a lot!

Great vid! Thanks for the tips and tricks Tony.

You just resolved my problems in 36 minutes that 36 other videos couldn’t! 😃. I thought a lot about this in my last BBQ Back Ribs, I even though that the existing air flow “valve” was not enough and was thinking to drill holes to the box! Can’t wait to try some ribs again with your recommendations.

You have answered all my questions about using a smoker. I have watched video's for several years and you broke it down in the simplest scientific terms about bbq with a smoker. Thanks! I owe you a Corona 🍺

Thanks for this vid! And all the rest! I just received an off-set smoker as a wedding gift! And your videos have give me the confidence to get stuck in! 👍🏻🔥

So i dont ever leave comments on videos but this video was way more informative then any grilling video i ever watched! Best believe i smashed that follow button. Keep ip the good work my friend

Thank you so much for uploading this video! Yes I agree when people say its a cheap off set smoker, it really isn't. Now with these mods it seems like a pretty good expense!

Thanks man! These videos have been super super helpful! I just got this smoker, im going to do my first smoke sunday

Thank you Tony for the information. I learned about dirty and clean smoke. I didn't know that. I bought the Char-griller Grand Champ last year and where I'm having the most difficulty is maintaining the temperature. The temperature entering the barrel at the firebox, let's say, is about 50 degrees hotter than the temperature leaving the barrel at the vent. I don't know if that's normal with all offset smokers, and it's understandable since the barrel being closer to the firebox is going to be hotter, but I don't know it there's a way to control the entire barrel temperature to where the temperatures are not that far apart. Thank you.

Thanks for the awesome video and for the very useful tips, just bought a bbq grill with side smoker and these tips will come in handy, thanks again!

Thank you very much! I bought the same setting as a beginner!! This is so useful. I am going to a through all the videos!!

Excellent Video! Thamk you so much for the info.

Great information. Always learning something new.

Fantastic video thank you !

Thanks for the video. Just bought me a new offset charcoal grill. Gonna seal up my grill before Memorial Day weekend

A lot of knowledge appreciate it!!

Great tips. Everything has been helpful. I have the side smoker texas trio from chargriller and it has been tough trying to figure out the best approaches.

All I could say that this was the best video on fire management that I found for my offset. I was out here struggling and now I’m going to go order some of the stuff u recommend 🫡

You’re an excellent teacher, thanks man!

Awesome video. Keep up the good work. 🍻

By far the best fire management video out there THANK YOU. This got rid of all my frustrations. I was so fed up I almost sold my smoker until I watched this.

I finally found a cast iron grill grate, on the side of the road friday afternoon on the way home from work to do this mod for my smoking champ fire box, cut it down fits perfectly, cant wait to test it out sunday

Thank you for the information n great video

Very informative. After a trip to Academy, Buckees, Home Depot/Lowes and seeing the built Texas smokers. Im just learning about the gasket from you. Didn't know it was a thing. Especially since buying my house a couple years ago, Ive been changing my backyard and building up my pit area.. Now I want to add a firebox to my grill. Was going build one, but saw these add ons. Nice tip for cleaning up the dirty smoke. Keep the vids coming

Excellent information. The professional competition pitmasters have a trade secret similar to what you were explaining. They have a open fire pit that they prep logs on before they throw them into the smoke chamber. Gets rid of all the stale smoke prior to re-stoking the fire box 🔥

That was a neat comparison. Just bought a smoking grill looking forward to trying it out!

I just subscribed after watching several videos. I purchased an offset Char Griller charcoal grill. I have learned so much and now I have attempted a slab of ribs. Trial and error. Hopefully more trial and yummy.

Nice lesson!!!!

I just picked this smoker up for $20, it’s missing the side grates and 1 of the main grates. The only rust is on top of the firebox. Super stoked I found your videos, very detailed and great tips as well. You rock man👊🏻

I have 2 smokers. 1 is a big smoker that my brother inlaw made out of iron from the oil rigs. The other 1 is a inexpensive offset smoker like the 1 you are showing. It takes a couple hrs to get the big 1 ready to smoke on but the smaller one takes around an hour. Ive learned over the years of smoking it sure makes that heat more manageable. Sometimes I will heat the big 1 up to 400° and let it run there for at least an hour. Once i get the whole smoker hot thats when I put my meat on.

Excellent content brother

Outstanding video. Guess what, new subscriber. Once again great video.

😮😱🤔 you did a good job ball and brand new one you're showing people the tips the you doing a good job

I like this video better, didn't know the trick about getting the wood hot, now that is a mistake I now know I won't be making again. Thanks!

I started off with a smoker just like this one, then I bought an old country bbq pitt Pecos. It was a world of difference.

Thank you

Master!

Hey Tony, Thanks for another great video. @ 2:07, I agree with you that the Smokin' Champ doesn't perform cheaply at all. Mine is also from Home Depot - got it for Christmas from the hubby😊. @ 16:22 you talked about using lump coal... I've been starting mine with some Kingsford charcoal. Also, The voice you made sounded like one of the guys that could have been on the blue collar world tour a while back😅. @ 25:47 you were speaking about how you could get wood from tree guys and stuff. We get ours from Craigslist people and it's true, you can get a lot of wood for 40 bucks or so . We use a lot of oak but we also have plum, cherry and honey locust . Next, the people at lava luck should pay you a little something, because I watched your video on how to seal . VERY informative ! I went ahead and ordered some a couple days ago from Amazon and it's here already and I can't wait to seal you up the back of my smoker, cuz that's where I was losing some smoke. One more thing I want to share, I like the way that you talked about putting wood on top of the fire box or inside, off to the left. We do both of those. Thanks again, & happy smokin'😊

Thank you for the video. I'm not sure if this grill or Weber Kettle is best for smoking. Any thoughts? low budget pre-nubie at smoking.

I just bought the smoker and tried some fire yesterday. I am brand new at smoking and looking forward to learning. Even without sealing my stuff yet I was able to get within the temperature range by playing around with how the pieces were arranged and the size and definitely the pre heating. As far as the grate goes, I turned mine over so the two ends held it up higher until I can get a cast iron one that works better. I may even modify the two cooking grates that came with it to fit. The only problem with flipping the grate over is that taper is pointing downward and the wedge shaped wood can sometimes work its way down and keep the ash pan from closing all the way. I found the graph on my temp pro to be very helpful in analyzing what I was doing. Could you share yours sometime? I would be very interested to see and compare. Even though I was able to get pretty close on range it was very erratic because of the lack of sealing up. I’m looking forward to trying it again.

Thats one dirty dog lol 😜. Awesome setup!

Thanks for this video! Very informative and love your visual cues, so easy to follow. How old is your smoker (in the video) and how do you keep it looking so pristine on the outside?

Flip the original charcoal grate over and it will raise the coals up another inch or two

I like the work tables you have on the left and right of the smoker-the rectangular one & the square one-may I ask where did you get them?

Great vedio. Can you also advise on how to properly season a new grill. The whole gril, not just the grates?

How long do the firebox door have to be open once the set the preheat wood in?

Hi Tony great video wanted to ask your take on using a baffle plate with the Char griller offset smokers

The man smoked one hotdog for an hour to prove a point

Tony your videos are awesome thank you so much for the advice. I've only watch 3 or 4 so far but I'm hooked. Do you have any of you smoking 1/2 chickens or Corn on the cob? Thanks so much

Did you add those two thermometers on the right and left of your cook chamber? I just scored, what appears to be, the same model and will be doing some restoration on it.

So you have to keep a flame going to have clean smoke?

Awesome video. I know its about a year old. Quick question. Will that side fire box fit on a Chargriller Legacy? looking to get into longer smokes and wanted to add a side box for mine. A part number would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

So there has to be a flame the whole time for it to be clean smoke?

suggestion for me, when you video smoking ribs or other meats, i would like to see temperatures as you're progressing and how you address. for someone who has the same smoker, it is beneficial

Hey Tony, Did you install additional temp gauges on the front ? If so how is that working out ?

First things first. I currently sealing up my char griller professional. I was wondering have you thought about putting aluminum duct tape on the back of your grill it may not stick due to grease leaking.

Can you share a link for the cooking grates you use in the main cooking chamber please?

What about the smoke stack and fire box vent? Are these open during the entire cook? And we adjust the temp simply with adding logs when they burn down? Wouldn’t this cause huge spikes in temp?

we were going to get this one from #homedepot but their models wobbled so much we went to lowes and got #oklahomajoe was not a easy start lol made video grrrr.... love the channel ty.....

I am looking to buy an offset like this one. So you preheat (get up to temp just with lump charcoal) and when it gets to temp you want put your preheated wood on? Thanks for the video.

Hello Tony. How are you getting even temps in the cook chamber? I notice in the video that your temp gauges are running about the same.

Hey Tony, I can't say enough about your tutorials and tips/tricks. I am very new to smoking, and am running the smokin' pro by CharGriller. I'm wondering, how often do you throw on more wood? Understanding that there are a lot of variables, I'm just looking to benchmark.. 20-30min? 45-60min? Let me know!

Hello Tony. Thanks for the videos. I have the same exact offset. Do you think the 16.5x10.25 would work that's on Amazon? If not, what did you use to cut the grate?

So you only have to put one log on at a time to keep temperature at 250 or so? I am about to start practicing with an offset I picked up a couple years ago. I ordered your suggested gasket material and can't wait to start playing fireman.

Late to the party, but after one year+ what effect has happened with the cast grates in the fire box? Has it disintegrated? Sagged like the original “grate?”

hello, my offset smoker is way hotter near the firebox and colder away from it, do i need to seal it with gaskets or is there an easier fix? thank you

Hey Tony what do I do if Im buring a good fire but still getting soot on my food?

What is you stuffed portabella mushroom recipe?

Hey Tony, what are the dimensions of the fire box (height, width)? And can you tell me how much cooking surface is inside the fire box?

How did you install the other 2 thermometers?

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What’s size is your cooking grates for the cooking chamber?

The firebox grate that you replaced sat too low because it was upside down.

Hey Tony, What kind off wood do jou use?

Where can I get a grate for my fire box?

When is a good time to add more coal, if ever, would you say?

If you burn alot of wood fast, can that pit soot on your food?

Hello Tony. Are you going to do another video soon?

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Bro you have the grate it came with upside down. lol If you flip it you get the air flow just like your mod. derp

Is that a new smoker or the same one you had?

I like the way you talk boy

Your original firebox grate was upside down I think.

I ground off 1/4" of my teeth listening to that metal on metal screeching.

I don't buy the seal stuff

Gonna ruin the shiHECK out of it......lol

*Paid almost $800 for the Smoker/Grill version of this Grill, a little over ONE YEAR AGO at the local Home Depot Store. It's been garage stored the entire time we weren't actively using it. The middle burner is already not working, and the finish is cracking, blistering and peeling off the lid over the gas section of the Grill. Expensive JUNK..Contacted Customer Service and was told that IF the parts qualify for replacement, we have to pay shipping & handling to get it replaced..Lousy Company with expensive cheaply manufactured garbage*

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do you really think Char-Griller company doesn't know how to make a smoker ? it's a smoker it's suppose to smoke the heat is what cooks the meat all the smoke does is flavor the meat .

Please stop repeating yourself OK? Say it once and move on we get it. You could have said everything in 10 mins. No need to stretch it out to 36 mins.

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