Duwop wrote:

> Mario Stargard wrote:
>
>>The oak charcoal itself has almost no smoke whatsoever.
>
>
> Not during start up, when new coals are added. The trick is to build a pile
> that self starts for a longer period of time. Even without that, I find
> there's plenty of smoke to go around for a typical 4-6 hour cook. It may not
> look like it's smoky coming out of the stack, but the results are what
> count. You sure you're not basing your opinion on your eyes rather than your
> mouth? Have you tried a cook using only the lump?
>
>

From my limited experience, I agree. I was doing some ribs in the WSM
over just lump and didn't see any smoke so I figured I'd add some
hardwood. Threw a couple of handfulls of hickory on the lump. That
puppy smoked then. Problem was the ribs came out basically
un-eatable. Creosote I figure. I won't make that mistake again.

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Steve

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