Pit Barrel Cooker(PBC) tips
This is meant to be a short tips and tricks for working with a PBC. I'm assuming you have already followed the directions for lighting your PBC and are trying to troubleshoot some issues with temperatures. They don't discuss monitoring temperatures in their videos but it's something I started doing with my Weber kettle and I've continued that with my PBC. I'm glad I did because some of my early cook saw temperatures in my PBC spike to nearly 500 and temperatures settling in the upper 300s. I'd read about it running down in the 275-325 range and wanted to get mine to cool off a bit. I use Kingsford Professional which is not something they recommend but I prefer to use 100% natural charcoal and no lighter fluid as I spread the spent ashes on my yard to help my yard and reduce the amount of trash I create. If you really want to learn a LOT about cooking with a PBC, join The Pit over at Amazing Ribs and checkout the dedicated PBC forum . There is also a lot of g