THIS smoking wood SECRET proves I've been doing it WRONG for years!

To find out how my ash drawer smoking wood hack stands up against my normal Kamado Joe smoking wood setup with a chunk of wood on the bottom grate covered with charcoal I am doing a head to head smoke experiment to find out if (1) which tastes best (2) which is best for longer low and slow smoke sessions.

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00:00 - Can we use the ash drawer to load smoking wood?
01:20 - Smoke wood head to head experiment
02:00 - Seasoning & grill setup for smoked steaks
03:38 - When to install the SloRoller for stable temps
04:58 - When to adjust Kamado vents to achieve target temp
07:04 - How to setup for the ash drawer smoking wood hack
10:08 - How long did the smoking wood last?
12:58 - The sear
13:05 - Results & Taste test

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