the wheels are turning / tri dogs

sparky

New member
when you cook w/ charcoal do you every put to much? i do. the drum basket is huge for great long burns. well, what about great little burns. i got this.

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i took my weber coal holder apart. bent it here and there and waa laa. 1/2 a coal basket for little burns.

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i used this for 4 cooks. it works great. i've gotten 6 - 7 hour burns at 220 -250. on a 1/2 coal basket fill 1/2 way. these drums are so cool. i hardly use any coal and keeps temp like a champ.

ok, enough of that. time for tri dogs.

the key to these drums is use only 15 coals. only 15.

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threw down some oak pellets to get some smoky, smoky.

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made some M3 marinade to let tri sit in for 4 hours (marinaded 4 hours ago).

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coal on one side. tri on the other.

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can't cook tri w/ out tatonka dust.

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getting a good crisp on.

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sliced up and ready for the kids.

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don't laugh like my kids. these are my tri dogs.

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thanks for looking.
 

sheepdad

New member
Great idea sparky..actually Idea"s". The tri-dogs look awesome. I just might have to borrow your coal holder mod for myself when I finally get a drum.
 

Greatscott!

New member
That's awesome, love the dogs. I have a tri tip in the freezer... Hmmm...

So to confirm... You're using a half- basket filled half way up and dumping 15 lit coals on top for minion method lighting?
 
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