I read that you typically use something like 4oz for a butt, and a butt takes 12-16 hours. Is smoke being generated for 12-16 from a 4 oz piece of wood, or is the wood gone after 3-4 hours?
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The wood is pretty well gone after a few hours.
You are not cooking with wood,only flavoring.
Many comp cookers are charcoal for heat and add small bursts of wood smoke ,at appropriate times.
You can always add a couple pieces,late in the cook,if your taste dictates.
To much smoke is not always a good thing.
Hope this helps a little.
You are not cooking with wood,only flavoring.
Many comp cookers are charcoal for heat and add small bursts of wood smoke ,at appropriate times.
You can always add a couple pieces,late in the cook,if your taste dictates.
To much smoke is not always a good thing.
Hope this helps a little.
Exactly what I wanted to know. Right now I have a modified Charbroil Vertical water smoker.
I have added a digital temp control from left over industrial parts (the stock unit dosen't have temp control), and put the whole thing in a 2" thick styro box, but is a pain to access, and leaks smoke like a seive. Time to get something new.
I've thought of building somethine like a cookshack, but with the price of SS and my lack of time, I think I'm better off buying one.
For those of you who are building smokers, I highly recomend a digital temp controller. My smoker will hold +/- 3 Deg F. You can pick them up on E-bay for around $50 course you'll also need a heating element and a thermocouple.
I have added a digital temp control from left over industrial parts (the stock unit dosen't have temp control), and put the whole thing in a 2" thick styro box, but is a pain to access, and leaks smoke like a seive. Time to get something new.
I've thought of building somethine like a cookshack, but with the price of SS and my lack of time, I think I'm better off buying one.
For those of you who are building smokers, I highly recomend a digital temp controller. My smoker will hold +/- 3 Deg F. You can pick them up on E-bay for around $50 course you'll also need a heating element and a thermocouple.