Can you use charcoal?
869219
Yes, you can. I advise wood first and chunk charcoal. Once flame down, and coals all burning, place top back on chimmea. This ensures enough heat for baking.
869220
I am not 100% sure if you can or cannot use charcoal. We have only used wood.
869221
If you can use wood logs I can't think of any reason why you couldn't use charcoal. The grate openings for the ashes are small enough that the briquettes wouldn't fall through. So should work. Probably easier to cook pizza with.
869222
Yes you can use charcoal. We used a combo of a few briquettes and a few small pieces of hickory or Apple wood.
869223
Yes I have added some to a wood fire Haven't used only a charcoal fire but I think it would be ok. Something I will try this spring
669449
I have used chunks of different sizes with good results. Neither chips or chunks will burn to ashes so what remains can be used to add smoke when grilling with charcoal briquets. You will have to use more chunks than chips though to get the same effect, because food apparently absorbs more smoke flavor early on before cooking temperature gets high and chips will initially outgas faster during that stage.
1056648
Yes, u can, also a lot of other things, u can even put charcoal in it. I put charcoal, paints, paint brushes & other art media. There is plenty of room for it.
1677469
The cooking times are based on using Matchlite. Regular charcoal will work, but cooking times will be off.
608455
No I would not do it on a gas or charcoal. The oven is made for a very fucussed gas heat source. But if your gas grill has a side burner I would say yes use it over this one.
1597008
I have never used this pot on a charcoal grill but have used it on the coals of a camp fire. If you do just be careful the coals are not too hot, and do not open lid. If you do you may get coals in your food.
2104805
You can use wood but I don't know why you would bother. A 12-14 pound of even the cheapest self-lighting charcoal will last up to 4 and 1/2 hours, which is more than enough to cook even the largest butts or briskets you can fit inside it. I can imagine starting it with wood and adding the charcoal, but not the other way around as wood in the size you need to fit the Orion would burn down too quickly.
1241275
The charcoal side works as a smoker. Just add the what ever flavor "smoker" chips you like and you can smoke any kind of meat.
450139
I use the vents on my grill for temp control, nor any particular amount of charcoal. Guess it depends on your cooking style and grill.
24297
Yes you can use it. Are you going to cover the rotisserie with the lid of the grill to make a sort or oven? If yes then choose an small rotisserie, there is no room for a large one. If you are not going to cover the rotisserie with the lid of the grill then no problem but remember that the charcoal fire always will smoke the sides and bottom of the rotisserie so choose better a grey color rotisserie.
2034529
yes, but you would have to remove the reservoir and move one of the grates and place it on the charcoal holder. It would be awkward, but it can be done.
2114432
Yes, you can throw some wood chips in the charcoal and keep put the lid on. This would would work best with indirect cooking and given the size of this Smokey Joe it may just not be big enough.
1354401
I just use hard wood ,oak,etc. If we are sitting round the fire I may use pine. Charcoal works fine of course.
2274100
I have never tried it, but if you put two together in the middle and put the charcoal around it you can achieve much the same thing.
548229
I haven't tried that, but I wouldn't think so. The opening is about 13 or 14 inches. I usually use a couple of pieces of matchlight to start up the plain charcoal (all matchlight seems to put a chemical taste in the food).
1309784
Yes you can use these on a charcoal gril, you I waited until the flames went down, but there not supposed to burn.
1206781
No; however I see no reason why it couldn't be used on either charcoal or on a wood fire ( camping). Just clean it well, after use.