Smoke Pot Questions

[coolpapabill]

Picked up a 2 quart Lodge dutch one to make a smoke pot for my KK 23" Ultimate.

Looking for a little advice  , so here are a few questions. First 3 or 4 holes , Second

1/8" or 1/4" holes , and Third I have some left over felt gasket from another Kamado.

Has anyone tired this on the top of the inside of pot to tighten the seal with the lid?

If the felt won't work do you need to use the flour paste ?

Thanks for any help

[MacKenzie]

I did a pot but can't look at the moment but if I recall correctly 1/8 inch hole and only 3. This is a case of more is not better but I hope you hold of drilling until we get more exact info. I have always used flour paste. Please stay tuned.

[ckreef]

As for holes - 3 x 1/8"

As for "Smoke Pot Questions" - just don't vape it these days

 

[SSgt93]

I believe Dennis may be coming out with something in this area in the near future.


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[Pequod]

On the felt/paste question. I use paste. Haven’t tried felt.

[tony b]

Haven't tried the felt idea. I just use flour paste. Takes some getting used to for the consistency, but practice makes ..., as they say. I do recall someone going to the trouble of cutting/grinding off the handle on the lid and running a bolt through the whole assembly with wing nuts to secure the top. I wasn't willing to put that much work into it. 

My advice - no more than 3 holes, 3/32" is what I went with. As MacKenzie said, more is NOT better here. Too many folks have drilled either too many or too large holes and wondered why it doesn't work. The goal here is to just let in enough oxygen to smolder the wood, not let it actually burn. It's exactly like making charcoal - in fact, when you open up the pot afterwards, you will be rewarded with pieces of charcoal that you can just toss into the basket for the next cook.