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Congrats and welcome to the cult!! I'm assuming you were using Big Green Egg charcoal for your first cooks. Limiting smoke could be just a matter of waiting a little longer before you put the food on. Keep taking pics, and sharing as we all learn from each other.
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Welcome aboard and great cook. And believe it or not, different lump does impart different degrees of smoke flavor independent of using smoke wood. I find Wicked Good to be about as smoke neutral as they come and if you are in the St Louis area I have heard Rockwood is about the same. Royal Oak ( the generic BGE lump) does have a bit of a smoke flavor but not too strong. Personally I find that Ozark Oak does impart a pretty healthy smoke flavor.
Beyond that others will chime in but make sure the smoke (from whatever lump) smells good before cooking. FWIW-
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Welcome aboard Sloan. It's about time you showed up.
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Scottborasjr said:Congrats and welcome to the cult!! I'm assuming you were using Big Green Egg charcoal for your first cooks. Limiting smoke could be just a matter of waiting a little longer before you put the food on. Keep taking pics, and sharing as we all learn from each other.LBGE, Weber OTG w/ Rotisserie, Weber Genesis S-330, Chargriller Duo, AR-15, AK-47
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If you wait as suggested above and you're still getting too much smoke then try a more neutral charcoal. Wicked Good is very neutral and should help. Welcome! Start saving for your next Egg.....2 Large Eggs and no chickens. How's that work?
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Welcome...Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Welcome to our little world. Where are you?Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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Welcome to the group. Happy egging
Mickey, when on vacation, sleeping till late in morning is ok.Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx -
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Welcome and +1 on waiting longer for the smoke to clear before putting food on.LBGE, Marietta, GA
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Welcome! I'm relatively new myself and you should be warned that this addicting!
LBGE
Pikesville, MD
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Welcome - lots of newbies and former lurkers here!
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Welcome. I noticed that the BGE lump (Which is Royal Oak) was a tad smoky. I have been burning Ozark Oak and like the flavor. I would experiment with different lumps and find the one that you like the best. I would also get a Looft Lighter but many here have differing opinions.Milton, GA.
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Welcome! I'm also pretty new here, but I'll weigh in on the smoke issue because I had the exact same experience with my first cook. I made chicken and it turned out tremendously smoky. My wife wasn't all too thrilled. I actually called Big Green Egg about it and they gave the same advice many above have given: wait longer to put the food on. During the first several minutes of the cook the charcoal is burning off some very potent smoke. You don't want your food exposed to that. Let at least 15 minutes pass after you get the coals going before you put the food on. I don't mean 15 minutes after you spark the coals; I mean 15 minutes after you have a good chunk of them lit and glowing. The smoke should be transparent and wispy as opposed to billowy and white. I followed that advice and I haven't run into the too much smoke problem since, which has been great because it's allowed me to focus on the myriad other problems a new egger is bound to run into. Have fun and good luck!Southern California
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Welcome to the asylum... funnest crazy you'll ever experience.
XL BGE; Schertz TX by way of Stow OH. #egghead4life
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gettin lucky in kentucky! 2 XL eggs!
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and advice! I was using BGE lump but I will for sure look into some of the other stuff mentioned. I appreciate the help!gettin lucky in kentucky! 2 XL eggs!
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Just keep at it! They will all tell you it is about the journey...MBGE in Charleston
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Welcome to the jungle. Get ready to need larger clothes. Nice looking tails.
Damascus, VA. Friendliest town on the Appalachian Trail.
LBGE Aug 2012, SBGE Feb 2014
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Welcome aboard. I have become not only a much better cook but also much smarter about food in general. There is an incredible wealth of knowledge available here with a more than healthy dose of humor of all sorts. Any cook you need thoughts on, post here and you will be given 30 different options to try quickly.
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thanks a bunch! last night I cooked my wife a piece of orange roughy fish and a couple of sirloin burgers for me and my step-son and it was all fantastic and just the right amount of smoke thanks to the great suggestions from you guys!
long live the egg!
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