Soak wood or not

[qrczak1]

I'm blamin' it on auto correct!!!!

Sure

[Darko]

Trust me! It wasn't the beer!!!

All kidding aside. I've found that even soaking chips doesn't make much of a difference. It only takes a few minutes for the water to steam off, then the chips burn. I believe it's better to use less chips but space them out so that only a few smoke at a time while the charcoal is burning.

[qrczak1]

If I'm using chips (it's happening really rarely), I put them in aluminium wrap on the cooking grate above the charcoal.

[qrczak1]

Or simply in a smoker box also above the charcoal

[Bubblehead]

I'm in camp no soak.

[Madpap]

No soak chunks.


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[Lerxst]

Chunks over chips any day.  Don't soak.  They key is to starve the fire for air so the wood smoulders and doesn't burn.  I go to a local cherry farm, and they let me take as much cherry wood trimmings as I want for free.  I cut it up and put it in pails in the garage so I have an endless supply of nice seasoned dry chunks.

[Cellar2ful]

There is no need to smoke either chunks or chips.

I'm blamin' it on auto correct!!!!

"Auto Correct".  Haven't heard of that beer.  Is it an IPA or a new Canadian Craft Beer?