Chunks or chips?

oldfella

I don't seem to get as much smoke as I would like with my egg.  Should I be using chunks or chips?  and how should they be arranged on the coals?

Mickey

Use both and just toss in. I never do long all night cooks. With chicken I like chips (very few).

WokOnMedium

I use chunks.  Admittedly, it's a little hit and miss when I layer them in with the lump for overnight cooks, but I let the Egg stabilize and add chunks to the lit spots a couple minutes before adding the meat.  It works pretty well.  I don't know how much smoke a porkbutt takes on after the first 7 or 8 hours, and my system always provides that for me.

lousubcap

This is a "Ford" vs "Chevy" topic...as mentioned above, makes no difference.  The key is to mix throughout the lump.  For low&slow cooks, the fire travels around the lump load.  Key to smoke is to have smoke wood where the fire is.  For that reason, I prefer using chips which I disperse throughout the lump.  And I unscientifically equate a good handful of chips to a chunk.  YMMV-