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Poll: Chips or Chunks?

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SmkyJ
SmkyJ Posts: 17
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Curious to know what every one uses and why. Im on chips right now but my local BGE dealer just started stocking chunks so I am wondering what the difference is and should i get on some chunks for smoke?
thanks!
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  • Austin Smoker
    Austin Smoker Posts: 1,467
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    SmkyJ wrote:
    Curious to know what every one uses and why. Im on chips right now but my local BGE dealer just started stocking chunks so I am wondering what the difference is and should i get on some chunks for smoke?
    thanks!

    Chunks....they come in small chunks too, so if you don't want too much smoke, use a small guy or two. I like the flavor that a couple good chunks of wood add when smoking BBQ...so the longer is better. Just my opinion.
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    Doesn't matter. Neither will catch on fire in the BGE. No need to soak them either.
    I put them in the center up and down within the lump, as the fire burns down it will find new wood
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Brokersmoker
    Brokersmoker Posts: 646
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    Chunks......lost a wild cherry tree to an ice storm, and it is too much work to make chips :whistle:
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
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    Whatever I have handy. I usually can't find chunks of cherry or apple in the store, so I get the chips when i can find them. I ususally use chunks of mesquite or hickory....habit from when I had an offset firebox. Both work well.

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • NibbleMeThis
    NibbleMeThis Posts: 2,295
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    I prefer chunks. Mainly because I have about 40lbs of cherry wood chunks in the garage ;)
    Knoxville, TN
    Nibble Me This
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  • Kew_el_steve
    Kew_el_steve Posts: 354
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    NibbleMeThis wrote:
    I prefer chunks. Mainly because I have about 40lbs of cherry wood chunks in the garage ;)

    By the way, you have a GREAT blog going right now!!! B)
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