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The box of wood you get from CS will contain chunks all close to the same size. Don't use more than 1 of them for your first cook. I know it don't seem like much, but you can add more on the next cook, or not, and go from there.

Also, you will need a good remote thermometer such as Maverick, Polder, etc.

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Originally posted by GLH:
The box of wood you get from CS will contain chunks all close to the same size.
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I bought my wood from cookshack but my chunks vary widely in weight. This scale http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=264 was recommended by another memeber and it has been working well for me. It is especially helpful when you mix different wood types trying to get to 6oz. total.

Dave
we got our CS a few weeks ago and had the same question about the wood chunks that came with it. I did some research and ended up with this scale: http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=41

I'm very happy with it. Is it overkill for weighing chunks? maybe, but it's also good to have a good scale in your kithchen especially if you are going to be doing any baking (where you should convert measurements to weights).

But the moral of my story is, the chunks that I assumed were about 2oz. where really 4oz or more.
It would have caused us to have some oversmoked food if we didn't know. And it's hard to communicate with other members if the info you're giving them isn't accurate. I'm sure later I'll stop being so precise, but getting that scale is helping get my brain calibrated to the world of smoking with a CS!
Highly recommended!

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