Stop soaking your wood chips...

[Missourian]

What?

Yep... according to this... you're not doing your BBQ any favors.

Stop Soaking Your Wood Chips Already

The first time I neglected to soak my wood, it was because I forgot.

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[Dekster]

Never did to begin with, but I don't smoke anything any more. It triggers my acid reflux biggly.

 

[KissMy]

I never soaked my wood.

I don't use chips either.

I cut up some Missouri shag bark hickory, light them up & start grilling.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

What?

Yep... according to this... you're not doing your BBQ any favors.

Stop Soaking Your Wood Chips Already

The first time I neglected to soak my wood, it was because I forgot.

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I learned this 30 years ago.
If you want to BBQ use log wood,using wet chunks is not BBQing.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I never soaked my wood.

I don't use chips either.

I cut up some Missouri shag bark hickory, light them up & start grilling.

Bark?

 

[Missourian]

I learned this 30 years ago.
If you want to BBQ use log wood,using wet chunks is not BBQing.

Guess I've been doing it wrong.

I use lump charcoal and soaked chunks.

Don't think I have room in my set up for a log.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Guess I've been doing it wrong.

I use lump charcoal and soaked chunks.

Don't think I have room in my set up for a log.

I'll use lump charcoal to start my fire and then I'll add some logs to the top of the fire box and let them burn down to coals.
After that I'll add a few logs to keep the temp even.

 

[BlackSand]

Bark?

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Shagbark Hickory Tree ...

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[Missourian]

I'll use lump charcoal to start my fire and then I'll add some logs to the top of the fire box and let them burn down to coals.
After that I'll add a few logs to keep the temp even.

You using an offset?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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Shagbark Hickory Tree ...

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So not really BBQing.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

You using an offset?

Always for real BBQ.

 

[BlackSand]

So not really BBQing.

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I barbecue with hickory 90% of the time, and not soaked ...

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[HereWeGoAgain]

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I barbecue with hickory 90% of the time, and not soaked ...

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In an offset?

 

[BlackSand]

In an offset?

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Depends on what I am making ...
Big stuff in the offset ... Little stuff or chicken thighs for making dog food ... I just build the fire to one side of a smaller grill.

Yeah, that's right ... My dog's food comes off the smoker.
Salmon or chicken, mixed with carrots, green beans, brown rice and sweet potatoes ...
She eats better and healthier than most people do ...

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[HereWeGoAgain]

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Depends on what I am making ...
Big stuff in the offset ... Little stuff or chicken thighs for making dog food ... I just build the fire to one side of a smaller grill.

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I'll use Hickory when I smoke pork or turkey.

 

[BlackSand]

I'll use Hickory when I smoke pork or turkey.

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I use apple on pork tenderloin sometimes, but don't like it much on anything else.

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[Hossfly]

We only use mesquite in my part of Texas. Any other kind of wood will addle your gizzard.

 

[BlackSand]

We only use mesquite in my part of Texas. Any other kind of wood will addle your gizzard.

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I know it is just personal taste, but I hate mesquite ... To me it tastes like I am chewing on a juniper bush.
But you Texans love the shit out of some mesquite ...

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[HereWeGoAgain]

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I know it is just personal taste, but I hate mesquite ... To me it tastes like I am chewing on a juniper bush.
But you Texans love the shit out of some mesquite ...

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Not true.
Mesquite is good when used in small amounts.
Normally we use it in it's coal form.

 

[BlackSand]

Not true.
Mesquite is good when used in small amounts.
Normally we use it in it's coal form.

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It's not the amount thing ... I hate the taste of it, and said it was a personal opinion.
I will still use it when others ask, and just eat more chips and pico, while drinking more beer ... And let them eat all they want.

People also say I make an awesome Bloody Mary, although I hate them and have never tasted what I make ...

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