Tweet
Re: 40" WFO in the New Orleans
Tu,
I have been saving my left over "lump" charcoal too. I have even made a couple of batches on purpose. Those were made from cut offs of hardwood lumber. You may remember my source
. Cooking with the leftover lump on the grill is great. There are also some other uses for it that you might want to try.
Put it in a charcoal chimney and use a small propane torch to start an almost smokeless fire for your oven.
Using that same technique, you can also add just a few more degrees for cooking in an oven that is on the decline.
You can place it in a snake fashion around the perimeter of your "cold" oven and cook a great meal. I think Kbartman used this method with charcoal briquettes. But, it works the same way.
I starve my oven for oxygen (with the door) the same way as you described. But, the next morning, I still have a lot of live coals. Lately, I have been removing the coals from the oven and putting them in an old smoker,
that is fairly well air tight (with the vents closed). Later, when the coals are cool, I give it a few shakes and the smaller ash falls to the bottom. What is left, I reuse.
Tu,
I have been saving my left over "lump" charcoal too. I have even made a couple of batches on purpose. Those were made from cut offs of hardwood lumber. You may remember my source
. Cooking with the leftover lump on the grill is great. There are also some other uses for it that you might want to try.Put it in a charcoal chimney and use a small propane torch to start an almost smokeless fire for your oven.
Using that same technique, you can also add just a few more degrees for cooking in an oven that is on the decline.
You can place it in a snake fashion around the perimeter of your "cold" oven and cook a great meal. I think Kbartman used this method with charcoal briquettes. But, it works the same way.
I starve my oven for oxygen (with the door) the same way as you described. But, the next morning, I still have a lot of live coals. Lately, I have been removing the coals from the oven and putting them in an old smoker,
that is fairly well air tight (with the vents closed). Later, when the coals are cool, I give it a few shakes and the smaller ash falls to the bottom. What is left, I reuse.
Comment