I do love a real log fire, but sometimes the convenience, consistency, and fuel density of a compressed brick is hard to ignore. Yesterday...
The way I solved this problem is with a flue damper. The stove itself does not give you manual control of the CAT air, so if loaded up and the...
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Basically it is cooking with hot water instead of hot air, and at much lower temperatures. Water transfers heat much better/faster so instead of...
Wait, I didn’t realize Sous Vide counted in this thread, but if it does, I am in! Got my first Anova a couple years ago and was an instant...
The only thing I ever got was coal. Probably why I grew so fond of burning things.
No problem, I was just confused a bit.
Where exactly is the oops? I said if you want a Blaze King King you need an 8” chimney and I believe that is 100% accurate. Yes there are other...
I absolutely would NOT allow a builder to handle all of this for you. First, select the stove YOU want. Don’t let a builder or any vendor make...
You can fix that with a few days of spare time and a grinder.
No, with the control at zero there is still a small amount of air getting in. It will get a hot fire under control (eventually) but not snuff it out.
If it burns better at lower outside temperatures, that screams draft issues. The colder outside temps are giving you a wider temp difference and...
I do it with the AMNPS maze pellet smoker. It works well with no intervention for up to 12 hours, or you can partially fill the maze for shorter...
Sliced up a little bacon this morning. This batch was wet cured and then cold smoked 12 hours with a mix of hickory and apple pellets. The...
Cast iron is actually not the best. What you want is the thickest piece of carbon steel you are willing to carry. Unfortunately the stuff gets...
My tests with bricks were documented in the fiber fuel thread. I will try to link below. The max loads were 2 and a half bags for a total of 80...
If there is an issue with compressed wood bricks it is over firing not a slow burn. I have an IS and not an AS, but it sounds like your problems...
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Yes, you definitely don’t want to get it too hot too fast. Rapid heating means uneven expansion which can result in warping or breakages.
There are a lot of chemicals out there, including many in the wood we burn. They won’t all degrade the coating on a catalyst. If you are...
