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ryan83
ryan83 Posts: 2
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Does anyone Know how to keep the smoke flowing for a long period of time? Usually within about 30 min to an hr the smoke has stopped. The only thing I can figure out is smoking at low temps the vents aren't open enough to allow enough air to get in.
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Even without the white, visible smoke it's still smoking.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Oh...Welcome. Where are you located?
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    henapple said:
    Even without the white, visible smoke it's still smoking.
    +1. 

    Also, if you're talking about doing a longer cook make sure you've got smoking wood mixed throughout your lump.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    If you can smell smoke, it is still there. Good smoke is nearly invisible(blueish) and smells "good enough to eat".
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  • Egglegal_Alien
    Egglegal_Alien Posts: 113
    edited March 2014

    For long cooks you might want to go with chunks or small logs instead of chips...

    In my experience, placing chunks/logs on top of a bed of hot coals works best: there isn't much oxygen getting between the coal and the wood so there's little chance of the wood actually catching fire, rather, it tends to smoke and smolder at a steadily low temperature for a very long time.

    XL BGE + Large BGE @ Monterrey, Mexico
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    edited March 2014
    A Medical Marijuana Moment with Tommy Chong: http://youtu.be/qRUDLo3jBGQ See even when it looks "burnt out" it's still smokin'.
    Oh wait my bad....yep same goes for the egg. Just add in your favorite high quality stuff to the lump and you'll get plenty of smoke even when you don't see a monster plume smoke cloud like over Hiroshima or Tommy Chong's house :))
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564

    Chips or shavings go fast and burn mostly. On low and slow I light the lump in the center, no bigger than  3"-4"circle. Then place a large lump on top. Place the smoking wood right on it. For me it good for a couple of hours of smoke. That's all I need. If you need more, place the next smoking wood a few inches out from the center.

    Be careful not to over do it. Brisket can handle a lot of smoke but other proteins may not.

    I want to enhance the flavor of the protein, not eat smoke.

    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
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  • RAC
    RAC Posts: 1,688
    Welcome aboard!

    Ricky

    Boerne, TX

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  • Egglegal_Alien
    Egglegal_Alien Posts: 113
    Egglegal_Alien said:

    For long cooks you might want to go with chunks or small logs instead of chips...

    In my experience, placing chunks/logs on top of a bed of hot coals works best: there isn't much oxygen getting between the coal and the wood so there's little chance of the wood actually catching fire, rather, it tends to smoke and smolder at a steadily low temperature for a very long time.

    I meant Lump Charcoal (not coal)... A bit rusty on my english I guess.
    XL BGE + Large BGE @ Monterrey, Mexico
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  • ryan83
    ryan83 Posts: 2
    Henapple, I'm from Oklahoma. I do use chuncks, but always thought if a lot of smoke wasn't coming out then it wasn't smoking. Thanks everyone for the responses.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,873
    Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  As long as you have fire and smoke wood in contact with it (thus the reason to spread it around the lump load) you will have smoke.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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