Using Wood Chunks as Charcoal in a Chimney Starter.

#bbq #chimneystarter #firemanagement
So, today, I went to smoke a brisket and had no charcoal to help start the smoker. I had a bag of wood chunks I never used, so I used them. It works. Just used the same method if it was charcoal.

[@cardinalpoints2839]

Simple genius! Thanks for sharing

[@chinlebbq1]

@@cardinalpoints2839 No problem.

[@randyshort4629]

Sometimes I’ll do this when grilling Tri Tip. The only problem is it takes 2 chimneys full of chunks and a long time to burn down to get rid of the rancid smoke.

[@chinlebbq1]

I was not smoking wood. Lol it was a brisket that I was cooking.

[@IzzyEatz]

Now you can keep adding chunk s oak to your coals….

[@vincentmiller8679]

I am curious to know if you buy charcoal after learning this?

[@chinlebbq1]

Yes, most because of the cost. Bag of lump can cost less than a bag of wood chunks where I live. But when I have wood chunks I use those to start my smokers.

[@markd5067]

So did you ever try grilling or smoking with the wood chunks? If so, how did it turn out?

[@chinlebbq1]

I just used them to start my fire. I was smoking a brisket and added logs after that. But I do now add some to the bottom of my fire stater for the bottom charcoal and it works great.

[@eNeLoCz408]

I do this quite often, its a good way to use the leftover chunks that i have after sizing my splits for my smoker. I pile a bunch of chunks in my weber and start it with a full chimney of prelit chunks then let it burn down to the point where im able to start cooking.