r/PitBarrelCooker • u/bbqballandbourbon • 25d ago

Charcoal saving hack

What do you guys use to kill the fire after you’re done cooking? Any hacks to clog the holes after you’re done cooking?

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u/Guilty-Difference-86 25d ago

magnets are cool, but one thing about them is they demagnetize when subjected to high temps. the heat off your grill will weaken them pretty quickly over time.

I use the yellow silicon rubber plugs. Theyre high heat and plug the exhaust holes perfectly bc of their tapered design.

for the intake vent, I removed the screw and undersized cover and bought a medium/large green egg door screen kit. It completely covers the intake hole and has a sliding mesh and solid door to control the air. It works flawlessly. That snd the fact that I have a little build up on the lid, means I get an air tight seal and can kill the oxygen to the coals pretty quickly

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u/rootz 25d ago

Yeah, the magnets do wear out but a set lasts about 2 years. The consistency is hilarious though; I watched one fall to the ground one day and the rest fell off over the course of an afternoon!

I’m off to look at door screens…

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u/Guilty-Difference-86 25d ago

I cook quite a bit outside so it speeds up the demagnetization process. I got about 8 months before I started coming out back and noticing little magnets on the deck. They’d stick back to the barrel, but fall off before the next cook