Chips vs. Chunks

mcg0958 · Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 24

Do you use larger chunck of wood the same as you would with the chips? Soak for about 30 min and toss them on the lava rocks. If so, is there an advantage to either? How may chunks would you use insted of two cups of chips?

mattycamp · Posted: Oct 12 2008 Post subject:

Maybe it's just personal preference, but I never soak chunks.
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Jeff T · Posted: Oct 12 2008 Post subject:

I agree.... i never soak wood ether chips or chunks. What ya want is the wood to burn clean & not smolder. Nice hot fire = clean blue smoke.
I use chips in my webber kettle while grilling for a kiss of smoke & chips in the master built electric smoker but i never soak them it puts of too much yellowish smoke which doesn't taste the best.

Cranky Buzzard · Posted: Oct 12 2008 Post subject:

Sounds like this is going to be done in a gas grill.

My neighbor does this and he turns out some pretty good food. What he does is put the chips or chunks in 3 layers of HD aluminum foil with holes poked in it to make a "smoke box".

According to him you don't want to soak the chips or chunks, with the small amount of holes in the foil there will never be enough oxygen for full combustion to take place.

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msp1128 · Posted: Oct 12 2008 Post subject:

i dont soak mine either. if i had to guess, i would use 2-3 chunk to your 2 cups of chips. pending on size.

bocaoma · Posted: Oct 13 2008 Post subject:

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stinkpickle · BBQ Fan Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 303

Toga · Posted: Oct 14 2008 Post subject:

If you are using a gasser and using the foil packet method just poke small pin holes in the foil and do not soak the chips. If you have a cast iron smoke box where there are open holes or a soup can to burn the chips then you want to soak the chips to get a longer burn out of them otherwise they will just turn into vapor and instant ash and you will get little to no smoke.

mcg0958 · Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 24

So, if I just throw dry chips on the hot rocks, will I continue to get those flame ups that I just had to put out? Should I be using the foil.

Ralphie · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 16

Might be able to use a smoker box with the dry chips? Or a foil packet with a few tiny holes poked in it....
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