Chips or Chunks?

Andymizunogolfer · March 13

So far I have only used chips. For long smokes I am thinking chunks are better. Does it really just depend on if I am going for a long cook compared to a short one?

lousubcap · March 13

Kinda like "Ford vs Chevy". The quantity of smoke wood (chips or chunks) and where it is located relative to the traveling fire in the BGE goes a long way to determine the amount of smoke generated. Some use chips throughout the lump load other use chunks strategically placed. Really doesn't matter which you use to achieve your objective as long as the fire finds them. FWIW and YMMV.

Arbucklej · March 13

I prefer chunks just for the sole fact that you only have to load them up once. Chips will get the job done though.

SWVABeanCounter · March 13

I've gone to chunks only, mainly for lack of storage room. Just one or two small ones for short cooks. I'll try to be more stategic about where I place them on longer cooks and use the bigger chunks.

SmokinDAWG82 · March 13

Mostly chunks, but I like the Jack Daniels Chips. I have a thing for Bourbon!

johnkitchens · March 13

I have never done a low and slow, but when I do am going to use chunks because I don't want to have to keep adding chips.

@smokindawg82 I am also using Jack Daniels chips!

Eggcelsior · March 13

There is always this way....

Once again, Thank you @Stike

Jscott · March 13

Chunks all the way.

Skiddymarker · March 13

johnkitchens said:

I have never done a low and slow, but when I do am going to use chunks because I don't want to have to keep adding chips.

@smokindawg82 I am also using Jack Daniels chips!

Will not be a problem with chips or chunks. You mix the chips in with the lump, not all in the same place. Because the fire is very small, some of the chips might not smoke for hours. I've had mesquite chips still not burned after a 10 hour cook. I forgot to take them out, and when I did some ABTs on the next cook they had a distinct mesquite taste, not bad, just not expected.

J_Que · March 13

+1 on the chunks especially if its a longer cook.

BOWHUNR · March 14

I use both. Learned it from Stike.

Mike

Chubbs · March 14

Where is Stike?

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