Quote Originally Posted by Bluegill Bill View Post
Not dumb at all, everyone has to learn some how. I usually put more coals on when it looks like the other coals are about halfway spent (burned up) and do that as many times as it takes to cook whatever your cooking. There's nothing like grilling and smoking meat, we grill out on the average of 4 to 5 times a week. Enjoy your smoker/grill and let us know how things work out for you. Oh, one more thing, use good charcoal, it makes the meat taste better and the coals will last longer. I always use "Kingsford" but it's mainly just personal preference.

Shep
Thanks. That's one thing I did right. My first bag was Kingsford Original!