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DIY Natural Oak Best Lump Charcoal made at home from scratch. Great way to make your own charcoal, for smoking and grilling, and have natural lump charcoal with the best wood to make charcoal with. The only ingredients are in lump charcoal is oak. In my opnion, white oak is the best wood to make charcoal with.
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@TeachaMantoFish 6 ай бұрын

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@brandonaitken1180 Жыл бұрын

scrolled through probably a dozen videos before getting to yours. Thanks for the clear audio, good video, and no extra bullcrap about this or that. You got right to the point. Great video. thank you.

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you got something from it! 😀

@handzeespit1712 Жыл бұрын

I represent the BbqPitBoys and I’ve done a video using the exact method I found using hardwood skid material cut to length and stack it vertically around the diameter of the 55 gallon barrel will avoid a second cook and start it with dry softwood as you’ve done in your video (6hours cooking time then let cool) This Charcoal burns cleaner hotter and no more waiting for the coals to get white hot before you cook!! Great Video Cheers 🍺 Handzee

@noimagination99 9 ай бұрын

Wow, man, that made me really hungry for a steak, grilled and smoked to perfection! Great video, I look forward to watching more of yours, this is the first for me.

@NorthernMontanaHomestead Жыл бұрын

This is the best charcoal making video I've seen. Thank you so much!

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Wow! High praise, thank you. 🙏 😃

@joseantoniomuniz2314 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice indeed!!!!!😊

@mobayguy 2 жыл бұрын

Great video & Good food. Thanks !

@brucefuller5331 Жыл бұрын

i made one last week exactly as you described and it works perfectly. I used very green red oak, it's very green but this kiln still gets it done. once i had to do a second burn, so i'v started adding a little more wood for the fire. I use sawdust soaked with kerosene near the bottom air holes in the 55 gal drum and kindling just above the sawdust. that way i can light the fire easily with a hand torch through the hole. Thanks for the video. I recommend this method. do know that it makes a lot of smoke for the 1st hour but it settles down. also i removed the charcoal tank once to see my results while it was still very hot and sparks developed which would hav burnt up all the charcoal so now i wait til it's completely cold in the drum so the charcoal won't combust when it's exposed to air.

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

That’s great! I like the sawdust idea. If there’s one weakness I have it is getting enough material around the inner barrel.

@johnagen3688 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Always wanted to try this!

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

You won’t regret being set up to make your own charcoal. Pretty cool stuff.

@muddyfunker3014 2 жыл бұрын

Superb guide, that oak split beautifully. Thanks from the UK.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Thx! White oak is my favorite for that reason too, it splits perfectly when aged. It also smells like wine before charring and bourbon after. You have to love that.

@Mir.shah206 Жыл бұрын

درود و سپاس از کارهای خاص تان❤❤

@rtcoleman3626 Жыл бұрын

All the bags of lump charcoal where I'm at in West Virginia there are all $20-$28 a bag for one so thank you for this video I am going to attempt to make my own lump charcoal

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

It is totally worth it, you won't be making a mistake by figuring out this process for yourself and be able to make it whenever you need to.

@johnvanderburgh4502 Жыл бұрын

thanx for the great vid on the charcoal kiln !

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I’d love to know how it turns out for you. 😃

@rahmannurhakim8358 Жыл бұрын

Luar biasa.. mr.

@Phoenix_Atlas 2 жыл бұрын

I use the tins from Christmas popcorn and fill it with wood and throw it on a fire.

@20KPM Жыл бұрын

Thanks so mutch for the info, i made my first batch today with perfect result! 👍🙂👍

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

That is great!

@toddmoore4912 Жыл бұрын

You the man alsome thank you

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Great! I’m glad you got something from it.

@marktrump7836 2 жыл бұрын

Nice wood

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

It’s hard wood.

@WookieLove1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. Great job covering and very thorough. New sub

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you for the feedback and sub.

@bjtaylor1792 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Make your own and know what you're cooking with. Hard to tell what kind of wood you are getting with store bought sometimes.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

I swear sometimes I see furniture factory scraps and fence posts. Thanks again for supporting BJ.

@CarlPapa88 4 ай бұрын

Here in Oklahoma, we've got a ton of pecan. Moving out of city limits soon & knew you could DIY lump charcoal. I have a 25gal plastic tote full of drying fist sized chunks of pecan for use in my Weber Kettle. Just gotta source a smaller burn barrel now. Thank you for a good example of how to though. 👍

@TeachaMantoFish 3 ай бұрын

Did you know that Pecan and Hickory are very close in flavor? You can sub one for the other, hickory is just a little stronger. They come from the same family of trees.

@globofgreen 2 жыл бұрын

Wow your property is a dream. And your skills make it even better.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

I am livin' the dream for sure, blessed. Thank you for watching and giving the feedback.

@stevestucks7341 5 ай бұрын

Great and accurate video. Most give blah, blah, blah, blah, very little info. You did a great job! And your finished result was more than ashes.

@TeachaMantoFish 5 ай бұрын

That is great feedback! Thank you and thanks for watching...

@joemc111 Жыл бұрын

Nice show, first time on your station.

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@rustmonkeygarage7025 Жыл бұрын

Just started exploring charcoal for air filter..yiurs seems very simple and I can start my set up from your video. Thanks Rust Monkey Garage

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty pure too

@spaaggetii Жыл бұрын

Gotta love auto generated Subtitles. Welcome back to "Teach amanda fish channel"

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@brianlanders5306 2 жыл бұрын

I came here to learn how to make charcoal for making activated charcoal for filtering water, the charcoal part was excellent, and I got a cooking lesson from a barbeque chef, damn that looked delicious. I defiantly miss the south, you people know how to cook up a storm.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Double lessons. Funny you can tell I live in the South. My roots are from PA. I guess I’ve picked up a southern accent.

@brianlanders5306 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeachaMantoFish : It's a little bit of that, but mostly assuming you were in the south, since I've driven a truck over the road for over 26 years, I got to love the southern way of cooking. I was also stationed in South Carolina the last two years of my enlistment, if that helps a little to understand my assumption. Great video, I can't wait for more.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

@@brianlanders5306 I’m in SE Virginia

@joeslifejourney150 4 күн бұрын

I'll be using this to turn some scraps of wood and other cuttings into lump charcoal for a forge

@TeachaMantoFish 4 күн бұрын

@@joeslifejourney150 that sounds interesting, I’ve thought about building a forge for coals too.

@Joe___R 2 жыл бұрын

You should really do a preburn to get rid of the paint before making the charcoal.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

There is no paint on the inside of the inner barrel, nothing to burn out.

@gusaguire9182 Жыл бұрын

Please do the lollipop chicken prep video

@Naturalcrusader Жыл бұрын

If you invert the middle and outside you will get much better coverage of heat, but you will have to wrap it in insulation.

@johnvanderburgh4502 Жыл бұрын

I prefer a kettle BBQ to do A Steak on ,I use a plug in Electric Charcoal Starter (no starting medium residue ) let the charcoal get really going , a quick sear both sides , put lid on allow just a bit of air one turn to catch as much Smokey BBQ flavor . Great job on the Charcoal !

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

I definitely like the no residue.

@edwardbrown7571 2 жыл бұрын

Back in 1978 I was returning from a state lake fishing trip, and as I casually drove up the rural county road I saw smoke coming out of this barn. Every crack of this big hay barn was bellowing out gray smoke. I panicked, squealed to a stop, ran toward the barn screaming for help~! I flung the barn doors open, and behind me I heard this angry voice yell out, "What the hell do you think you're doing~?!!..." I screamed out, "This barn is on fire~!!" The 60 plus year ole man holding a double barrel shotgun, growled, "Naw dumbass... I'm making charcoal... Shut that goddamned barn door~!!..." As I closed the barn door I noticed a high mound of clay dirt piled up in the center of the barn... Smoke was escaping from cracks in the clay dirt... And I felt like a damned fool... But I was raised on a cattle farm and over the years of my youth I watched at least two different barns burn to the ground from lightning strikes... Later me and the ole man sat and talked about making charcoal while drinking homemade moonshine... I was more interested in how he made moonshine, and kept trying to redirect the conversation in that direction... Well... I'm just weird that way...

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

What a great story! Thank you for sharing that, you are some kind of great storyteller in writing. I love hearing about the old ways and learning, heck I've made a whole channel about it... :) Thank you for watching.

@henryfriesen8614 Жыл бұрын

Can I over do it? I have a big pile of garbage and trees that I wanna burn. I’m thinking if it would work to fill a 55gallon with dry birch and cut a small hole for the air to escape and just throw it in the fire. It would be a big fire it might get too hot I don’t know 🤷🏼‍♂️. Your thought

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it can both get to hot and if there is ANY oxygen that can get into it, it will burn instead of char. You can't just pop a hole in it. It has to keep oxygen from getting in.

@pariahthistledown540 Жыл бұрын

I was going to make my white oak charcoal in a retort, but then i found out that the single barrel method is just as easy and requires much less wood. I would use a retort for certain other woods, though.

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the easiest way is to build a fire and then squirt it with a hose to put it out. Let it dry and pick it up, but where's the fun in that.

@chineseredneck1211 Жыл бұрын

The unconverted wood is actually good for smoking. Otherwise you'd be adding your base wood for smoke

@1misticointolerante 10 ай бұрын

Recuerda que la kreosote ....sirve de pegamento....usa destilado...

@mikecampbell3767 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Where can you purchase the 30-gallon barrel. You've inspired an old man with a lot of white oak! Thank you!

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

They can be on the expensive side when new, so brace yourself. Prices have gone crazy in the environment we are in today. Check a local Grainger or McMaster-Carr. This is Amazon: amzn.to/3NKCmnf Best bet is to find a shop that uses supplies in drums and ask a buddy that works there. A steel recycler might have some too. Might have to go on the hunt to find one at a fair price. Crazy times….

@rickbilliter6735 2 жыл бұрын

I've been making charcoal for years in a galvanized garbage can!

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Do you worry about the zinc going into your coals?

@beebob1279 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I had to watch the process twice to get how the gases and moisture escape the inner chamber. I got it. Shouldn't you burn the barrels to get the paint off so it doesn't end up in the wood? Or doesn't that matter? Thank you for the barrel sizes. I've got a lot of black cherry that I think would be good for charcoal. Your thoughts?

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

I was really worried about the pain because the insides of the barrels or free of paint and bare metal. However, there may be a protectant, but I wasn’t too terribly worried about that either. It wouldn’t here to “season” the barrel first with fire. CA is crazy, I’d be arrested every other day.

@markspc1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video if you like adverts :(

@turdferguson5300 2 жыл бұрын

This doesn't have anything to do with charcoal but it's a video idea that seems to works. First the reason why, my e-tank uses a Schumacher 1565 wheeled charger that usually cleans quickly. It started to slow and the amperage was falling. I wire brushed the anodes and and still just 9.6 amps. I changed the solution and cleaned the anodes again which fixed the problem. That started me thinking if I could contain the sludge from the pieces while allowing the current to pass through it might keep the tank cleaner longer. The first thing I thought of was a cheap pillowcase so it was off to Walmart. I tried it yesterday with positive results and my amperage has only fallen 0.3 amps. Allow the top of the pillowcase to remain open to vent the hydrogen and oxygen gas. I don't get that foam on top of the solution that I used to get, its all inside the pillowcase. It seems to work like a tea bag, the solution will stain but the sludge stays inside the bag. I sprayed it out with the water hose and it was ready to use again. I'm on my third piece now with no changes. I wanted to tell you about this because you seem to be looking for a better way of doing things as well. If I'm not mistaken this will be a better way. Sorry for the long comment.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is a good idea. If I can remember it I will add it into my next cycle after cleaning out the solution. Brilliant!

@turdferguson5300 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeachaMantoFish I've had more time to use it and it's a winner. My amperage has actually increased with the clean anodes, the surface area of the piece has a lot to do with it too. I keep the charger set on 12 volts- 40 amps and it's common to get 19-36 amps. Using a regular size pillowcase fold the top inside out down to the bottom. This leaves a loop of material at the opening, use a pool noodle to form a hoop in between the pieces of material. This will float, helps to slide the piece in, and vents the top of the pillowcase. It sounds like a lot of trouble but once you're finished it should work for a longtime.

@dabberdan3200 10 ай бұрын

Have you tried stacking end to end upwards so that the wood is stacked on its ends. I believe that you can get more wood in and more charcoal

@TeachaMantoFish 10 ай бұрын

I have not. I do worry about too much though. Let me know how it goes.

@jackmclane1826 Ай бұрын

What I don't like with this setup: The inner drum is not fired from the bottom. Only from the top and the sides. That's bad for internal convection of heat. If you have a small firebox underneath you can get away with much less wood to heat it, you can put some more wood in if you think you are not done yet.

@Quick_Verse 2 жыл бұрын

You are so underrated dude 😶

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm loving doing what I do for you guys, life is good.

@Quick_Verse 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeachaMantoFish you are awesome. Love from India🇮🇳

@TheFrogfeeder 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought 20 acres that’s 1/2 covered in oak, and this is one of my ideas for using the wood from the trees I gotta clear…

@garydixon1674 2 жыл бұрын

Just remember that someone is willing to pay good money to mill those pak trees

@TheFrogfeeder 2 жыл бұрын

@@garydixon1674 oh Imma mill some lumber too, got a woodmizer on order… ;)

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you can get enough from deadfalls and storms. 20 acres is a lot, but is it enough. I know a family that heats only from deadfalls.

@TheFrogfeeder Жыл бұрын

@@TeachaMantoFish dang! Thanks for replying… I couldn’t find this video again…. My property has tons of oak, from saplings to 6ft diameter trunks, I’m in ca foothills and these storms have knocked over a lot of trees for firewood/charcoal and milling(I have my sawmill now and a container full of boards). And I’m working on sources for cedar logs that are a bit higher up the road more in the hills… anyways, I made a couple batches of charcoal already from what I remembered from this video, Imma watch it again and get busy soon as the rain stops in a few more days. I got burn piles ready and waiting, and I got 2 steel barrels waiting for me to turn em into charcoal stoves… after being here for several months now, I’d say 70% of my property is forest, and of that 80%is various California oaks with 20% ponderosa and digger pines. I just bought a brand new splitter, next year Imma be selling firewood too. I got several dead and dry oaks that are down that are probably 2-3 cords each, and a bunch of smaller ones. There is no shortage of trees and wood here lemme tell ya… 50lbs of organic lump charcoal for 25$at the farmers market next year( this is California after all)

@TheFrogfeeder Жыл бұрын

What I’m doing right now, is just using one 55g barrel with a quick release ring, I fill it full of wood chunks which I chop up branches too small for firewood but too big for my chipper, then I put a burn pile right on top the barrel… the barrel lid has a 1.5inch pipe straight up out the lid that’s 2ft high then 90s to 4 feet long and acts as the gas-burner-offer that I can monitor and ignite. But I like this double barrel method because I won’t always have a burn pile to work with, and there are tons of burn restrictions here because it’s California and the entire place is a tinder box usually… next couple weeks is prime charcoal season for me and I’m ready.

@ramblingsofthethurmondator1657 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your 30 gallon barrels from? I live in Michigan and I can't find them anywhere.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately if you’re buying new they are pretty expensive right now. I’ve got old ones from years ago and I’ve also got access to old drums through a friend. I’m a scrounge though. Here is a link to new ones amzn.to/3K8aicl

@ramblingsofthethurmondator1657 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeachaMantoFish Yeah I've been looking for sometime now and all I have around me are 55 gal ones. Looks like I'll be getting the welder out.

@williamgibble8361 2 жыл бұрын

SELL THAT STUFF !!!!

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@ElmiTerencio 10 ай бұрын

are doing treeplanting?,hope you do so..its not like fish in the ocean has spawning every year,very smart talk

@wilhelmvonbergen2675 Жыл бұрын

DO I BURN HOLES IN THE BOTTOM BIGGER BARREL LIKE I did for the inside one? i know the outside has holes it the bottom that i ask?

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

You will have to adjust the size until it burns right. Start small

@johnhubbard6262 6 ай бұрын

You sure make that plasma cutter attractive, but until my kid can cut perfect circles with the oxy/ace and weld (not braze, that's a given) with it no plasma cutter for him and hands off my Tig machine. I am a firm believer that oxy/ace practice made my welding stick, mig, and tig much easier later.

@byroncarter7328 Жыл бұрын

Yep yr comment at the start is right … bark is Carcinogenic

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

I did not know that.

@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025 Жыл бұрын

Teach a man to fish... and he will tell you stories you wouldn't believe!!

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

Ha!

@MichaelJosephJr934 Жыл бұрын

I was told the drums will only be good for a couple burns then will need to be replaced. Have you experience this?

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

No I’ve gotten several years out of them. But I also keep them out of the rain.

@rogerl8488 5 ай бұрын

Well i see where the holes is. I shouldve watched video before lol

@TeachaMantoFish 5 ай бұрын

Holes matter!

@joshjones7412 2 жыл бұрын

11:45 What is that chopper?

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

BBQ Tomahawk by McCoun Tomahawks. Google them, they make them on request custom. Great conversation piece when you pull that out in front of guests. Fun to use instead of a boring knife.

@drackar Жыл бұрын

Really shouldn't be burning treated pallet wood.

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

It's fine, it never touches the oak in the inner barrel.

@cabininthewoods7326 Жыл бұрын

Why make charcoal? And not just use wood?

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

I like the flavor I get from charcoal more than stick burning, a more mild thinner smoke.

@manandatractor Жыл бұрын

If you have ever been camping and "cooking over an open fire" you probably experienced better results raking out some coals and cooking over them vs. open flame. The open flame is too hot and very uncontrollable. This is why we use charcoal on a grill.

@kathleensavoie6231 Жыл бұрын

@TeachaMantoFish Жыл бұрын

@stevethomas5209 2 жыл бұрын

Dont even think about doing that in California we all will get thowed in jail n have to clean up along the hiway's like uncle Mike as punishment for burning down rich folks houses for at least 30 years. But it's a good burner thingie anyway.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

CA is crazy, I’d be arrested every other day if I lived there. I couldn’t even do a HOA without going crazy.

@stevethomas5209 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeachaMantoFish We are selling everything and getting out. Moving to America... we have family in Louisiana going to give the rural life a try plenty hunting, fishing, gardening and you can light a fire without having to spend ten years singing the Folsom prison blues.

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevethomas5209 heck yeah, rural living is where it is at. Been out in the sticks for 19 years now and you couldn’t pay me to go back. Hunting, fishing and gardening is ma jam!

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevethomas5209 “moving to America”. That’s funny

@michaelripperger5674 Жыл бұрын

You know - there are 49 other states that are not Cra Cray. Plan your escape

@markspc1 2 жыл бұрын

I think charcoal for cooking is counter-intuitive; all that heat wasted. You can do your BBQ just as well with a stick burning barbecue. Ah, watching your video is like watching a commercial TV show; 1/2 hr show has 20 minutes of advertising :(

@TeachaMantoFish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@manandatractor Жыл бұрын

There's grilling with charcoal and then there's smoking meat in an indirect fired cooker and using splits or pellets or even charcoal... just depends on what type of cooker you have. Seems like the video was focused on the grilling part.

@markspc1 Жыл бұрын

@@manandatractor I can grill with wood sticks.

@manandatractor Жыл бұрын

If that works for you then knock yourself out with your wood stick grilling. I looked at your channel for your wood stick grilling technique but all I got was how to feed a cat. Please let us know when you got that video put together so maybe I can learn something new 🙄

@clydegray9714 Жыл бұрын

@@markspc1 by yourself more than likely. The one you can never escape from.