FOOD |
WEIGHT |
WATER |
CHAR-
COAL |
WOOD |
TIME CHARCOAL |
TIME
GAS |
DONENESS OR
TEMPERATURE |
1 to 4 Chickens, cut or split |
|
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
4-6 |
4-5 hours |
2-1/2- 3-1/2 hours |
180 deg. Or leg moves easily in joint. |
1 to 4 Chickens, whole |
5 lb. |
full pan |
full |
4-6 |
5-6 hours |
3-4 hours |
180 deg. Or leg moves easily in joint. |
Turkey |
8-12 lbs. |
full pan |
full |
4-6 |
6-8 hours |
4-6 hours |
185 deg. Or leg moves easily in joint. |
Turkey |
12-15 lbs. |
full pan |
full |
6-8 |
9-11 hours |
6-7 hours |
185 deg. Or leg moves easily in joint. |
Turkey |
15-18 lbs |
full pan |
full |
6-8 |
11-13 hours |
7-9 hours |
185 deg. Or leg moves easily in joint. |
Lamb, leg or shoulder roasts |
5-7 lbs. |
full pan |
full |
4-6 |
5-6 hours |
3-1/2 - 5 hours |
160 deg. Medium.
180 deg. Well done. |
Pork roasts |
3-4 lbs. |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
4-6 |
4-6 hours |
1-1/2 -
2 hours |
170 deg. Well Done. |
Pork roasts |
4-8 lbs. |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
4-6 |
5-7 hours |
2-4 hours |
170 deg. Well Done. |
Pork roasts |
8-10 lbs |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
6-8 |
7-9 hours |
4-5 hours |
170 deg. Well Done. |
Pork chops |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
2-4 |
3-4 hours |
1-1/2 -
3 hours |
Meat pulls away from bone. |
Pork ribs |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
4-6 |
4-5 hours |
3-4 hours |
Meat pulls away from bone. |
Sausage links |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
2-4 |
1 - 1-1/2
hours |
45 min - 1 hour |
170 deg. Well done. |
Fish,Small.
Whole, Fillets, |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
1-2 |
2-3 hours |
1/2 - 1 hour |
Fish flakes easily. |
Fish, Large.
Whole. |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
2-4 |
3-5 hours |
2-3 hours |
Fish flakes easily. |
Ham, cooked |
any size |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
2-4 |
3-4 hours |
2-3 hours |
130 degrees F |
Ham, fresh |
10-15 lbs. |
full pan |
full |
4-6 |
7-9 hours |
6-7 hours |
170 degrees F |
Ham, fresh |
15-18 lbs. |
full pan |
full |
4-6 |
10-12 hours |
7-9 hours |
170 degrees F. |
Small Game birds, quail, dove |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
1-2 |
1-2 hours. |
45 min.- 1-1/2 hours. |
Leg joint moves easily. |
Large Game: ducks, pheasants |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
2-4 |
3-4 hours. |
2-3 hours. |
Leg joint moves easily. |
Lobster tails |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
1-2 |
1-2 hours |
45 min. - 1 hour |
Flesh white & firm. |
Jumbo Shrimp |
full grill |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
1-2 |
1-2 hours |
45 min. - 1 hour |
Flesh white & firm. |
Cheese |
in pan, cut in chunks |
1/2 pan |
1/2 full |
1-2 |
1 hour |
45 min. - 1 hour |
Do on very low heat until chunks reform |