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Wood Chunks & Chips
trout1
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On some post I have read where some suggest after you add the wood to the Egg to let it smoke about 30 minutes and then put on the meat. I was wondering what is the reasoning behind that? What do most of you do? Also what are the pros and cons of soaking the wood in water or not? Thanks for any input.
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i am interested in this too. bookmarked
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
I wait 30 or so minutes to get clean smoke from the charcoal. Then I throw on the chunks, and then the food. I think it is generally accepted that soaking is not necessary, because the wood will not ignite in a typical low and slow.
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i am interested in this too. bookmarked
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tgkleman they won't even ignite if you are searing at 700. true.
try it. after you shut the dome, the flames on any chunks will die in about 10, 15 seconds, after the air from the dome's being open is spent, and it's all restricted to the lower vent. there's no spare oxygen after it's passed through the burning lump
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
On some post I have read where some suggest after you add the wood to the Egg to let it smoke about 30 minutes and then put on the meat. I was wondering what is the reasoning behind that? What do most of you do? Also what are the pros and cons of soaking the wood in water or not? Thanks for any input.
I've found with chips, the smoke does not last as long. Recently been using chunks. Get a good fire going, throw a fist sized chunk of wood into the middle of the fire, wait about five minutes then put on the meat. Best results I've got so far.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA -
or you could throw a fist size pile of chips
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
or you could throw a fist size pile of chips
Insert physics lesson here:
Lol, I was waiting for it...
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I use chunks, never soak. Toss em in, five minutes later I add the meat.
That's my method -
Thanks everyone for all of your input. I enjoy reading your comments and learning from everyone.
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With my old CharBroil grill, I preferred to add chunks occasionally while smoking. However, with my new BGE, I do not see a way to do this. The plate setter is very hot and would have to be removed to effectively add more chunks while cooking. The downside is that I get effective smoke for only the first 45 minutes or so of a cook, which may last 4 hours or so.
How do y'all deal with this?
Tim
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all goes in beforehand, in the center up and down through the lump the fire will find it
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
I tried stikes method last night and it was a THANG of beauty! Thanks STIKE!
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