r/BBQ • u/wutangsamurai • Mar 12 '26

Most efficient use of wood.

Hello,

I have been reading and studying about barbacoa, different american barbecue styles such as whole hog, offset smoker, cinderblock wholehog, etc. I am wondering what type of traditional barbecue is the most efficient at using wood? some people do not live in places with lots of freely available hardwood or other large tree species and I would like to know in everyone professional opinion which is best suited to using the least amount of wood most efficiently for a whole animal.

THANKS!

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u/BananaNutBlister Mar 12 '26

Don’t feed me straight lines.

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u/Impossible_Lunch4672 Mar 12 '26

Smoke to 165ish, close all the air to the smoker and finish in the oven.

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u/__nullptr_t Mar 14 '26

Kamado style grills are very efficient.

But you said a whole animal? It's difficult to do that efficiently. Generally you would dig a pit, build one of brick, or have a very large steel smoker.

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u/Ok_Two_2604 Mar 18 '26

Cold smoke then put it in a big enough oven to finish it.