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Yes, heavy smoke during the first hour or less is normal, followed by a thinner smoke. You don't need and probably don't really want the heavy smoke the whole time. I like it best when the smoke is thin. I have never yet had anything come out of my Amerique that I thought was under-smoked.

Sometimes it can look like no smoke is visible when it is actually there. Shade the smoke hole and shine a flashlight across it.

Of course, if you put very little wood in the box, which you might do if you don't want a heavy smoke flavor, then it could entirely burn up. How much you use is a matter of taste.

On really long smokes, like 15 to 20 hours for pork butt or brisket, a full 6 or 7 ounce load of wood will burn up after 6 or 8 hours. I don't add any more wood at that point because I know from experience that the meat will be plenty smokey already.
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