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when using hickory chunks, how much do yall recommend using?
wittdog said:Couple of things here...comparing an offset and a WSM are two different animals..
and by tossing the chuncks in the chimeny you are preburning them and getting rid of alot of the "stuff" that would cause the meat to be oversmoked....
No matter how much or how little wood you use the fire needs to be clean...you can "oversmoke" meat with just one piece of wood if the fire isn't clean
Its a matter of what you like..you need to experiment and see what works for you
Woodman said:Personally, I will use 6-10 chunks of wood when I cook. I always see where guys will not want to use too much and "oversmoke" but I have cooked with all wood enough times to know it won't happen! Keep the exhaust wide open. I cooked chicken and meatloaf Sunday and used at least 6- chunks of wood in 3 hours and everything turned out fine. Don't worry or sweat it. I believe "oversmoking" is a myth. DO NOT SOAK THE WOOD>
wittdog said:Couple of things here...comparing an offset and a WSM are two different animals..
and by tossing the chuncks in the chimeny you are preburning them and getting rid of alot of the "stuff" that would cause the meat to be oversmoked....
No matter how much or how little wood you use the fire needs to be clean...you can "oversmoke" meat with just one piece of wood if the fire isn't clean
Its a matter of what you like..you need to experiment and see what works for you
Woodman said:Well Kevin, I mean Larry, it cannot be a fact, because it is totally subjective. As you stated in your sophmoric rebuttal, it is really a matter of opinion. You are basically being contentious at the outset, then agreeing with everything Dave and I said. This myth that, because a WSM is smaller, it is easier to oversmoke is crap! Stuff gets oversmoked in WSM's more often, because :
I have cooked three times on the WSM< and used way more wood than a lesser man such as yourself could apparently tolerate and had nothing but raves from my wife's milquetoast family, and the folks at work. If it was oversmoked, they would have known it. You said it best, "overkill IN MY OPINION!!!" BBQ IS SUPPOSED TO TASTE SMOKEY YOU WIMP!!!!