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  • Help, Fire in the Hole

    I bought a Brinkman SnP Pro about the first year they came out. Used it for years with charcoal or lump with wood. Then got lazy and converted it to propane with a turkey fryer burner sitting on the bottom of fire pit. Placed a couple fire brickets on each side of burner to hold a cast iron pan above it.

    I put one hunk of apple wood in the pan to smolder and it does a good job when the cooker temp is below 250, but if I want to kick up the heat to 275 the wood catches on fire.

    I don't have a clue on how to prevent this. Any ideas?

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    • #3
      Can't find the picture I was looking for. But my propane conversion has expanded metal above the burner. I put chunks in a can and place the can as far away from the flame as I can to start and move it closer if I need more smoke.



      Usually I stand it up in the corner of the grate. Works pretty well to control the amount of smoke and keep the chunks from catching fire.

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      • #4
        Maybe the direct heat from contact with the pan is too much for the wood. I would try putting the wood onto a piece of balled up foil that will keep the wood off of the pan. It might work.
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        • #5
          It's the cans. It's the cans.

          Thanks all for the tips. I messed with foil once and didn't have much luck. The can trick looks like the ticket.

          Now I have to buy something in a can. scary. lol

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          • #6
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            Now I have to buy something in a can. scary. lol
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            • #7
              simplest way is to wrap the wood in foil and then poke holes in the foil.

              The holes will allow enough oxygen in to let the wood smoulder but not enough for it to catch fire

              Not balled up foil. Just wrap the wood loosely in a couple layers and poke holes in with a skewer. As long as you restrict the oxygen going to the wood it can't catch fire :-)
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              • #8
                just cover your cast iron pan with tin foil, and you will be fine you won't even need to poke holes in it. The smoke will find its way out.
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