I watched half dozen other supposedly hi-tech methods for making charcoal before I got to yours. I have to say yours beat the other college level presentations, did it with less work and by comparison no cost. Yes it took longer but still less work in fact while you slept. My hat's off to you old timer! Its too bad we've raised two generations of whelps that think modern is better. Their problem was they were raised in the city never having to make do and learning what real life is all about. Everyone of them had to use a torch to get the fire going! That's downright sad in my book. Thanks for sharing and may you live to be 100!
I want to try this method but I'm have not been able to find any 30 gallon barrels yet. That batch turned out perfect Duke. I use the ash from my 55 gallon burn barrel in my garden beds sometimes.
Great video, thanks for posting it. I could listen to you talk all day, you sound just like my old domino playin' Masonic brother who taught me my work. He's been gone a long time, thanks for reminding me of him and putting a smile on my face. Have a good one!
excellent charcoal demo. would have like to see your rabbits and how they turned out!! hopefully next time. thanks for sharing Dr. Duke. have a blessed day!! if you want the rainbow, you have to tolerate the rain!! then do the hocky pocky and turn yourself around!!!!!!
My very same method but I cover the inner barell and also have it same length as outside barell.another tip is to light the fire at the bottom using a third of the fuel wood volume,the heat gets used up well from bottom up especially when it starts giving off the wood gas.
'a circle of that expanded metal mesh with some Easy On / Easy Off latch? This is the best How To on charcoal I'm pretty handy in the shop - I'm going give all this a go thanks
No Sir! Different strokes for different folk I guess. This is my kind of stuff! As that smoke was coming out of that barrel, I was wishing you’d put on some foiled fish packets, deer sausage or something...Then you gave that rabbit teaser and it was like a second wind for me.
Yeah I could have been cooking from the start if I wasn't burning pine. Sausage doesn't last long around here but we have plenty of hams and pork loins. That is a good idea for a ham, start out slow burning hardwood and cooking a ham...take it off after bout 12 hrs and fill the barrel to finish off the charcoal...I get this pine out of the way and that is what I will do...rode uptown, weather is beautiful...Take care ol buddy and Thanks!
I had a roast similar some years back and my brother-n-law had a genius moment to threw some pine stumps! While I rested in the house awaiting my well seasoned whole chickens, the pine made a blow torch effect and burned the foil, season, chicken and bones to dust! Just to think, years later and I'm still scarred. Maybe this video was therapy to me...
Could you show the different stages with the smoke generated and explain the types of smoke you should have and at what times stages thanks great stuff
Been looking. Fancy ways to other ways. I believe you found the way. I'm gonna give it a try. May toss bugs bunny on top as well. Why, cause I like your style.
Good stuff Duke. I got the same type set-up. I have grilled many a steak or hotdog with that stuff. I use it in my little indoor smithy too, although mostly as a starter fire for coke. If I use it to forge with it is too sparky to use indoors! It works great where sparks don't hurt anything and aren't an issue.
I either do it like you showed......or I simply scoop a few shovels full of glowing red embers from the woodstove when I'm stuffing it with wood, dunk them in a pail of water, then after I know they are COLD I set them aside to dry out for later forging. Being in northern Michigan, I spend a bunch of time stuffing wood in the stove all winter, so I have lots of opportunity to do it that way. I rarely use it as anything other than the start-up fire to get my coal or coke going. That's on account of it throwing sparks big time when you put air to it.
Very interesting video, thanks. I might have missed the video that you were going to tell us what that square hole in the third log on your cabin was for if so please tell me now. Also at the end of the video, was that stick hot or don't it take you to long to look at a stick? I'm sorry but I had to laugh.
ye got me laughing Steve! It doesn't take me to long to look at it! LOL I turned her loose before she caused any damage! The hole is for a firewood box and the stove will be to the right toward the corner. Thanks for the laugh ol buddy!
I'll show you how I cook with it Carrie. It burns hotter and faster than store bought charcoal, but makes meat taste great. One barrel will last about a year. If I'm smoking hams, I will add it to the store bought coals because it burns too fast. You can tell by the smell of the meat after its cooked if I used homemade charcoal, that's how different it is...kinda like if it was cooked on an open fire
I do use wood for cooking in an open pit...I use the charcoal in my bbq pit and camp stove...I can control the heat easily and the coals give it a great flavor. Sometimes I'll shovel the red hot coals out of a campfire into my bbq pit too
Hey,, They turned out to be great charcoal,,,this reminds me my uncle used to make charcoal for sale I knocked your door,,,hope you knock mine Good luck👏👏👏👏👏
Duke, I'm amazed at how ideal your charcoal turned out, just like it came out of a big bag sold at the hardware store. I never woulda thunk you could make charcoal at home. Your ingenuity knows no limits! I'm tempted to get two barrels and make some myself while playing one of my favorite tunes, "The Burn Barrel Polka." Great job my friend!
Great well explained video! BTW not sure you are from South/West GA but I picked up some mesquite last time I was in Tucson, you can just have it. They're mostly chunks like you had at the top of the barrel when you started.
I've been around a long time, but never seen this done. You taught an old dog a new trick. Turned out real nice
I am happy with it Phil
I watched half dozen other supposedly hi-tech methods for making charcoal before I got to yours. I have to say yours beat the other college level presentations, did it with less work and by comparison no cost. Yes it took longer but still less work in fact while you slept. My hat's off to you old timer! Its too bad we've raised two generations of whelps that think modern is better. Their problem was they were raised in the city never having to make do and learning what real life is all about. Everyone of them had to use a torch to get the fire going! That's downright sad in my book. Thanks for sharing and may you live to be 100!
Thank you Ken...and your Welcome!
Well now I need barrels. Time to try a new project! Thanks for sharing this!
Your Welcome Ann!
That worked out really well. I will have to try that if ever come across a small barrel that will nest in a bigger one like that.
Thank You
I want to try this method but I'm have not been able to find any 30 gallon barrels yet. That batch turned out perfect Duke. I use the ash from my 55 gallon burn barrel in my garden beds sometimes.
BK try a truck mechanic shop or a metal salvage yard.
I will do that. Thanks for the tips Duke.
Great video, thanks for posting it. I could listen to you talk all day, you sound just like my old domino playin' Masonic brother who taught me my work. He's been gone a long time, thanks for reminding me of him and putting a smile on my face. Have a good one!
Thank you Tex
excellent charcoal demo. would have like to see your rabbits and how they turned out!! hopefully next time. thanks for sharing Dr. Duke. have a blessed day!! if you want the rainbow, you have to tolerate the rain!! then do the hocky pocky and turn yourself around!!!!!!
the rabbits are in a glass casserole dish and I will take a picture fer ye! You are the second or third to ask! I don't know what pocky is!
Lol don't do what I'm doing lol. Look at that beautiful cabin in the background, good stuff Ole Duke, good stuff.👊😁
My ol bud is BACK!!
@@RuffCut Lol yes sir,
My very same method but I cover the inner barell and also have it same length as outside barell.another tip is to light the fire at the bottom using a third of the fuel wood volume,the heat gets used up well from bottom up especially when it starts giving off the wood gas.
yes..Thank you for the tips...I havent been able to find the tall inner barrels
Just outstanding Duke, that charcoal turned out excellent.
I'll bag it up and use it a long time...I learned to cook with it, one of the favorite things learned on YT. Thanks ol buddy
You make really good videos, thank you for making them
Yer surely Welcome
'a circle of that expanded metal mesh with some Easy On / Easy Off latch?
This is the best How To on charcoal
I'm pretty handy in the shop - I'm going give all this a go
thanks
you're Welcome
Nice great job looks simple to do too
Thanks, it is easy...you only have to be sure to keep a fire long enough to "cook" the charcoal
Best How To Lump Charcoal video I have seen yet, thanks for the watch.
you're welcome and Thank You
About the best thing I’ve seen all day! Really wanted to see the outcome of those rabbits, but still some all out great content Mr. D!
Stan, this must be the first video you seen all day!
No Sir! Different strokes for different folk I guess. This is my kind of stuff! As that smoke was coming out of that barrel, I was wishing you’d put on some foiled fish packets, deer sausage or something...Then you gave that rabbit teaser and it was like a second wind for me.
Yeah I could have been cooking from the start if I wasn't burning pine. Sausage doesn't last long around here but we have plenty of hams and pork loins. That is a good idea for a ham, start out slow burning hardwood and cooking a ham...take it off after bout 12 hrs and fill the barrel to finish off the charcoal...I get this pine out of the way and that is what I will do...rode uptown, weather is beautiful...Take care ol buddy and Thanks!
I had a roast similar some years back and my brother-n-law had a genius moment to threw some pine stumps! While I rested in the house awaiting my well seasoned whole chickens, the pine made a blow torch effect and burned the foil, season, chicken and bones to dust! Just to think, years later and I'm still scarred. Maybe this video was therapy to me...
I charge $200.00 per hour for therapy sessions...but today, fer ol Stan....its free!!! :)
Could you show the different stages with the smoke generated and explain the types of smoke you should have and at what times stages thanks great stuff
I love your American made bibs
Well done. Thank you for sharing.
You're Welcome
Best part of this video is just listenin' to my man talk... Felt like I needed to go take a tug off a jug'a 'shine when it was over. ;-)
that explains why all my friends are alcoholics :)
@@RuffCut 🤣
Yes sir I definitely enjoy hearing ol' school speak
great video! where did you get the small barrol? greetings from Belgium
Hi ! try a diesel mechanic shop that works on trucks
Been looking. Fancy ways to other ways. I believe you found the way. I'm gonna give it a try. May toss bugs bunny on top as well. Why, cause I like your style.
lol Thanks man!
Good stuff Duke. I got the same type set-up. I have grilled many a steak or hotdog with that stuff. I use it in my little indoor smithy too, although mostly as a starter fire for coke. If I use it to forge with it is too sparky to use indoors! It works great where sparks don't hurt anything and aren't an issue.
Yeah, I don't forge but just cook....I bet it would spark...what do you do to make charcoal to forge?
I either do it like you showed......or I simply scoop a few shovels full of glowing red embers from the woodstove when I'm stuffing it with wood, dunk them in a pail of water, then after I know they are COLD I set them aside to dry out for later forging. Being in northern Michigan, I spend a bunch of time stuffing wood in the stove all winter, so I have lots of opportunity to do it that way. I rarely use it as anything other than the start-up fire to get my coal or coke going. That's on account of it throwing sparks big time when you put air to it.
Got it!
great job ,thanks for sharing
Your Welcome
Nice cabin!
Thanks!
Very good
Thanks
Another great video. ! Countryfied !
Down south jukin lol
Must be too much work for those that gave a thumbs down. They can go to Wally World.
people gonna dislike...I wish them happiness :)
Hello l wanted to know how long for pyrolysation thank you
It usually takes 12 hours if you keep it optimum temperature...I start in the evening and it is cooled down the next morning
@@RuffCut thank you so much for replying
Damn they got wifi in the sticks?
par time
Where are you located at?
Very interesting video, thanks. I might have missed the video that you were going to tell us what that square hole in the third log on your cabin was for if so please tell me now. Also at the end of the video, was that stick hot or don't it take you to long to look at a stick? I'm sorry but I had to laugh.
ye got me laughing Steve! It doesn't take me to long to look at it! LOL I turned her loose before she caused any damage! The hole is for a firewood box and the stove will be to the right toward the corner. Thanks for the laugh ol buddy!
God bless you Duke.
Hi duke ty for the share
Cool Id duke
How long charcoal alst you when make that much ????
and what cook on be side rabbits ???? ... Tc gb
I'll show you how I cook with it Carrie. It burns hotter and faster than store bought charcoal, but makes meat taste great. One barrel will last about a year. If I'm smoking hams, I will add it to the store bought coals because it burns too fast. You can tell by the smell of the meat after its cooked if I used homemade charcoal, that's how different it is...kinda like if it was cooked on an open fire
Why don't you just use the wood for cooking?
I do use wood for cooking in an open pit...I use the charcoal in my bbq pit and camp stove...I can control the heat easily and the coals give it a great flavor. Sometimes I'll shovel the red hot coals out of a campfire into my bbq pit too
He didn't seasons the meat 🤪🤪🤪🤪
thats right
You got the most your way as best they've seen making biochar
love me some no content!
Great video - Would have liked to see how those rabbits turned out;-)
yeah what I remember from the video it started raining and didn't record the rest...I got a playlist for cooking Thanks
We see that can be other life then in front of iPhone screen....
aint that the truth...funny thing is you would not see this unless for the internet :) we need to use our time wisely for sure
Hey,,
They turned out to be great charcoal,,,this reminds me my uncle used to make charcoal for sale
I knocked your door,,,hope you knock mine
Good luck👏👏👏👏👏
you r a funny old timer....
Good for a laugh :)
are there holes in the inner barrel and where are they located. Thnaks
no the small barrel is sealed against the bottom of big barrel
thank you
Duke, I'm amazed at how ideal your charcoal turned out, just like it came out of a big bag sold at the hardware store. I never woulda thunk you could make charcoal at home. Your ingenuity knows no limits! I'm tempted to get two barrels and make some myself while playing one of my favorite tunes, "The Burn Barrel Polka." Great job my friend!
Hey Juanelo! Ye know, I have won several BBQ rib cookoffs with this charcoal! Hey I was doing the burn barrel polka when the smoke would shift! lol
Hahaha! I can picture that!
Can you make brush this way into biochar. For garden . Only sand here in FL.
Very Nice. Thank You for uploading and Sharing.
Uncle Jesse from the dukes of hazards at its finest.....
"Beats all you never saw!"
Take and put the big barrel over on top of the little barrel , then flip it over !
you could do that if they were the same height
👍hey Duke thanks for the video my friend
your Welcome Larry...Thanks for commenting
Great well explained video! BTW not sure you are from South/West GA but I picked up some mesquite last time I was in Tucson, you can just have it. They're mostly chunks like you had at the top of the barrel when you started.
Cool ole dude.
Thanks billy bob
I don't ever see Boss Lady in any of your videos anymore, and she's so cute.
she's like a childhood movie star... not so cute anymore lol I might show er to ye sometime
Great video m8
Great ! Enjoyed watching Duke
Hi Ginny!
This process is a waste of wood.To make 10 kilos of charcoal you hot to use 20 kilos of wood.MORE TREES CUT.NO GOOD NOT SUSTAINABLE OKD MAN.
you must not have watched the video...we don't cut down trees just to make charcoal