Hey guys/gals,
I have been using my offset smoker quite a bit with amazing luck, but only with charcoal/added wood chips. On Thanksgiving we smoked 1 turkey, and cooked 1 in the oven (In case my beginner skillset screwed up the turkey on the smoker). My turkey turned out AMAZING, so we are smoking 2 turkeys on the trailer for Christmas. While in the grocery store over the weekend, I bought a couple of bags of Apple BBQ Cooking Chunks.
I am hoping I can use solely apple wood, with no charcoal. This is where I need advice... Right on the apple wood bag it says "Use Instead of Charcoal." It appears you can light the wood chunks with a chimney starter and put them in just like you would charcoal. I will include a picture of the apple chunks that I got, as they are anywhere from 1x3'' up to 6x6''. I want to know if this is a good way to smoke, if it will even work, and if anyone has used chunks like this before. They are also "Kiln Dried" and seem really dense. In my head, I will be able to start them with my chimney starter, wait for the flames to die down, and add them to the smoker, just like charcoal. But some advice on this type of smoking would be greatly appreciated. There is a lot of pressure on this working, because I don't want to Grinch our Christmas dinner.
Anyway, I will throw up a picture of my smoker and the apple wood chunks that I got so you all know what I'm working with. And thanks in advance for all the wisdom I am sure you will share with me on this topic.
-Allen from Utah
I have been using my offset smoker quite a bit with amazing luck, but only with charcoal/added wood chips. On Thanksgiving we smoked 1 turkey, and cooked 1 in the oven (In case my beginner skillset screwed up the turkey on the smoker). My turkey turned out AMAZING, so we are smoking 2 turkeys on the trailer for Christmas. While in the grocery store over the weekend, I bought a couple of bags of Apple BBQ Cooking Chunks.
I am hoping I can use solely apple wood, with no charcoal. This is where I need advice... Right on the apple wood bag it says "Use Instead of Charcoal." It appears you can light the wood chunks with a chimney starter and put them in just like you would charcoal. I will include a picture of the apple chunks that I got, as they are anywhere from 1x3'' up to 6x6''. I want to know if this is a good way to smoke, if it will even work, and if anyone has used chunks like this before. They are also "Kiln Dried" and seem really dense. In my head, I will be able to start them with my chimney starter, wait for the flames to die down, and add them to the smoker, just like charcoal. But some advice on this type of smoking would be greatly appreciated. There is a lot of pressure on this working, because I don't want to Grinch our Christmas dinner.
Anyway, I will throw up a picture of my smoker and the apple wood chunks that I got so you all know what I'm working with. And thanks in advance for all the wisdom I am sure you will share with me on this topic.
-Allen from Utah
