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I have an AQ that I have been having tons of fun with. I have been playing with Jerky and tried something different, by smoking at 160 for 2 hours and then 200 degrees for 3 more. I noted at the end of a 5 hour smoke that the wood was still largely unburned (2 oz hickory and 2 oz apple) I usually smoke at 225 or above and after that many hours would be down to only ash...has anyone found a lower limit that will still burn the wood to give you the smoke flavor. At 225 I tend to only have ash left - are others find the same thing? By the way the wood was standard chunks that came with the smoker.
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Like Smokin says - the size of the wood pieces is important. The moisture content of the wood is important too. I have found experimentally that the temperature set point where wood starts (and continues) to smoke in my AQ is HIGHLY DEPENDENT on how close the heating element is to the wood box. (Element can be bent up or down - mine came bent slightly downward which probably happened in shipping) I was disappointed to discover the sensitivity of this relationship, but I chalk it up to one of the golden rules: Know your smoker. You will probably have to find your own number.

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