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<blockquote data-quote="Chaparral" data-source="post: 4258456" data-attributes="member: 49817">I have an Akorn. Like KJ it gets the job done as well as the BGE foe much less.&nbsp; I am scared of pellets due to the glues and adhesives used by the companies producing the pellets. The pellets are held together by more than pressure or friction. I use all natural unformed charcoal. Get yourself a chimney to start the coals and use nothing more than clean newspaper (no plastics!) and a match.&nbsp; No chemicals. I soak wood for a week or longer in water, put the hot coals in, and add the soaked wood on top.&nbsp; This will produce a lot of smoke. All three can be shut off after smoking and the coals will go cold, you can recover up to maybe 75% of your original coals.&nbsp; I just put a turkey on, had 50% volume in my chimney from the reused coals from my smoked brisket from two weeks ago. Use the compressed charcoal in an hibachi.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaparral, post: 4258456, member: 49817"] I have an Akorn. Like KJ it gets the job done as well as the BGE foe much less. I am scared of pellets due to the glues and adhesives used by the companies producing the pellets. The pellets are held together by more than pressure or friction. I use all natural unformed charcoal. Get yourself a chimney to start the coals and use nothing more than clean newspaper (no plastics!) and a match. No chemicals. I soak wood for a week or longer in water, put the hot coals in, and add the soaked wood on top. This will produce a lot of smoke. All three can be shut off after smoking and the coals will go cold, you can recover up to maybe 75% of your original coals. I just put a turkey on, had 50% volume in my chimney from the reused coals from my smoked brisket from two weeks ago. Use the compressed charcoal in an hibachi. [/QUOTE]

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