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Key to getting adequate smoke on BGE - cant get enough smoke.
Lobsterbake
Posts: 17
Hello
I have a WSM and have never had trouble getting great smoke on pork butt or food in general. New BGE XL and I use with a BBQ Guru Cyberq and I have a heck of a time to getting enough hickory smoke. I use wood chunks and have used up to 5 huge hand size chunks - any idea on how to get more smoke? I hope the BGE is not a tradeoff of cooking efficiency with a lack of airflow for good smokey flavor.
Thanks
Mark
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rest easy, there isn't a trade off at all. Once you figure out how to regulate air and smoke, you won't go back to the WSM. I use 2 large and an XL for my competitions, and never have any problems with the amount of smoke. If you are putting the chunks near the outside edge of the XL, that may be your problem. Try putting the bulk of the chunks towards the middle, and smaller amouts towards the outer edges. I stay about 3 inches from the outside.
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Thanks rsmith - how many wood chunks - fist sized would you put for a 9 lb pork butt - like good amount of smoke but not overpowering. Thanks
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what is a wsm??? [-O<
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Wsm - Weber Smokey Mountain.daffy1909 said:what is a wsm??? [-O<
OP - try mixing chunks throughout the lump when loading up the charcoal.
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Lobsterbake said:Thanks rsmith - how many wood chunks - fist sized would you put for a 9 lb pork butt - like good amount of smoke but not overpowering. Thanks
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