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Hi All, I'm a bit of a new-bee when it comes to European Bees (Second year with 3xItalian hives) but I just wanted to share a nifty little trick I figured out for making smoker fuel cheap & naturally using Paper Bark (it's an Australian tree).
First post/thread so here goes;
1. Collect the paper bark (obviously). It doesn't matter how old/new/dry it is but the newer bark rolls a lot easier.
2. Tear it into strips about the depth of your smoker.
3. Tie some slip knots out of twine (don't use plastic - remember it's be burnt)
4. Start rolling a loose roll of paper bark.
5. Join/add and keep going on the roll of bark.
(Side View of roll)
6. Once it's about the diameter of your smoker stop rolling.
7. Slide the slip knot (from step 3) and you have a little roll of smoker fuel
8. I know it sounds like a pretty obvious "How-to" but this lot took about 20 minutes and has saved heaps of stuffing around with trying to get the smoker going well.
9. Burn a bit of newspaper and add your roll of smoker fuel (yes, it's very smoky but burns nice & cool)
10. LEAVE IT for a minute (just let the thing smoulder)
11. Hey Presto! your smoker should burn for at least a couple of hours now with a little puff every 30 minutes or so.
First post/thread so here goes;
1. Collect the paper bark (obviously). It doesn't matter how old/new/dry it is but the newer bark rolls a lot easier.

2. Tear it into strips about the depth of your smoker.

3. Tie some slip knots out of twine (don't use plastic - remember it's be burnt)

4. Start rolling a loose roll of paper bark.

5. Join/add and keep going on the roll of bark.


(Side View of roll)

6. Once it's about the diameter of your smoker stop rolling.

7. Slide the slip knot (from step 3) and you have a little roll of smoker fuel

8. I know it sounds like a pretty obvious "How-to" but this lot took about 20 minutes and has saved heaps of stuffing around with trying to get the smoker going well.

9. Burn a bit of newspaper and add your roll of smoker fuel (yes, it's very smoky but burns nice & cool)

10. LEAVE IT for a minute (just let the thing smoulder)

11. Hey Presto! your smoker should burn for at least a couple of hours now with a little puff every 30 minutes or so.
