smokers

[steve schmidt]

I b ought a Smoky Mountain smoker last year and experimented with porksteak. One time it was great....the next...not enough smoke. Do you soak chips in water, or just how do you get the smoke "rolling out" of your smoker like the video shows???? Thanks in advance for your help!

[Surface Tension]

I don't soak my chips.

Wood needs two things to burn efficiently(clean flame without smoke), thats oxygen and heat. Take the oxygen away and it will smoke.

If you have a pan for the chips put a lid over the pan, leave a crack for the smoke to escape.

No pan, use a can with the lid still attached, fill the can with chips and flip the lid over. Or wrap the chips in tinfoil, leave a small hole.

[DIRTY BIKER]

Try turning up the heat to high with the lid off untill you see it start to smoke good then put lid back on and turn down the heat to the temp you want then put your meat or fish in the smoker.Some times it takes a little heat to get some coals going good then once its covered it will only smoke.I am assuming its a gas smoker.

[steve schmidt]

Thanks....if the weather ever warms up I will be back smoking something. Yes, it is a gas smoker. I will try your suggestions.