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We answer what are the best types of woods to smoke with? Which form of wood should you use in different smokers? How much wood should you add? Should you be pairing different wood flavors with different meats and foods? First, you need to keep a smoking journal. Take notes on what meat you smoke, at what temp, using what smoking wood, how much wood you used, and how long you created smoke for. Was it not smoky enough? Or too smoky? If so, increase or decrease the amount of wood and smoking next time. You will soon find your sweet spots.

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Second, start small and aim to under-smoke because over-smoked food is inedible. It’s bitter, acrid, and horrid. So start with a low amount of smoking wood, and increase it over subsequent cooks until you get it right. Let’s have a closer look at what is going on in the combustion process, in the hopes of understanding how and why smoke is produced. Wood goes through four stages as it combusts. Should you soak wood for smoking? We used to soak wood when we first started out because all over the internet and in some books, it tells you to soak your wood. The idea behind it is that you’ll get longer and more consistent smoke produced from wood with a higher moisture level. Others argue that you shouldn’t soak your wood because it doesn’t do much and actually slows down the time it takes for your smoker and the wood to heat up. This is correct, it does slow down the time it takes for the wood and the smoker to heat up and start smoking properly, but we don’t see this as a problem if you’re already looking to be smoking for 8 to 12 hours. The reason we stopped is because we can’t really tell the difference in the final product or the process. We didn’t find ourselves having to tend to the wood any more if we kept the wood dry rather than wet and we didn’t find waiting longer to get a hot smoker a problem. We’d recommend finding wood that has been air cured for about 6 to 9 months and burn that dry. This leaves a bit of moisture in the wood naturally which will give you more than enough smoke. This way you won’t have to deal with finding the best way to soak the wood etc. Keep it simple, don’t bother messing around making your job harder or complicating things. Wood suppliers: Aside from wood suppliers you may already know of in your local area (search “wood supplier + your area in Google), you can find suppliers using this list If you find a good supplier, you should be able to access more specific wood types, and the supplier may even be able to give you more information about how old the wood is and where it comes from.We want to maintain our wood-burning at these stage 3 temperatures for the finest smoke and taste. Stage 4 — Char Burning and Charcoal Formation

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There are six basic forms of wood used for smoking: Logs, chunks, chips, pellets, sawdust, and planks.There’s no doubt that pellet smokers are some of the most efficient, clean-burning smokers on the market, and as a result, food tasted on them tends to have a more mild taste.