Could you use wood instead of charcoal to cook in this?
250622
I can't see why not. The tray is metal that holds the charcoal and it is adjustable in hight. It is rather long so indirect heating is possible.
250623
We have not tried that, but I believe that wood burns differently than the charcoal. I think you could use smoking chips, the kind you wet and throw on the coals, but I don't think wood is recommended.
1946004
In theory I bet you could....in practice I feel that it would be very difficult. I have experience using small woodburning stoves so I can vouch for how handy they are. I think that the space in the fuel area is too small to accommodate the wood. I actually use the cup that came with this set up with my emberlit wood stove all the time with great success. Look them up if you want a great little wood burning stove.
873539
I don't think wood would be effective to produce a hot enough flame for cooking. these little stoves are designed to use cans of Sterno heat or fuel cubes.
475667
It has a grate for the wood and then another grate for cooking. It's not very deep though so charcoal would probably be the best option if you were going to cook on it.
1252436
I would only use charcoal because in the video it specifies "charcoal grill." If you prefer wood, I would Google a wood chip grill.
640659
I would not recommend it. The unit can be VERY smoky when starting it up. It is definitely an open flame. Once the wood has caught fire it behaves like a high intensity gas burner, and is much hotter than charcoal. It's fast and excellent at what it does, but does not do low, slow heat.
1293049
It's good for pretty much any amount of food. I would just use less charcoal and it would still cook great.
1258295
You can, but you will use a lot of Abatron. You could mix wood chips in with it, but again very pricy.
1945669
I would not use wood personally as it burns unevenly and could result in your food being unevenly cooked.
1037986
Do you mean to flavor the meat? probably possible. I've placed fresh rosemary on the inside for that purpose. On the outside, instead of using charcoal briquettes? Probably, but you'll have to keep replacing it and possibly cook longer in order to meat on the inside fully cooked.
1792640
Not really. It doesn't hold enough charcoal for actually cooking across your grate.
794779
Hi Zorine, the simple answer is "Yes". Unless you have an opening to insert charcoal or wood, with any BBQ grill, you'll have to either stop cooking or remove what you're cooking and add more charcoal or wood. The wonderful thing about the volcano is that you can use propane (if you have the kit). I hope this helps. Aloha, Al
46499
Yes. Charcoal goes in the bottom ring and a couple pieces in the top ring. This is a great cooker!!
473953
There is some clearance since you can adjust the hight of the charcoal pan but I don't think this is good idea to use wood.For the designated use is a great barbecue.
338051
Yes. Just be cautious of fire temp. If you get it really high you will warp the charcoal grate
2142583
The pot is very small. I have not ever used charcoal in them, but if you did use charcoal only one piece would fit. We use sterno gel and put the gel directly into the pot.
2128636
To season it i just did acouple of cooks with some fatty foods. Bacon or meat that you do not wish to eat just to seal up all the holes. To start the charcoal I use a chimney starter with some newspaper under it which lights it up real quick!