OK, guys, here is something that I have been wondering about, but never really thought about asking until now. I have a Smoke Hollow 18 propane smoker. I see you guys type TBS (thin blue smoke) all the time, so here is my question.
When I first load up the wood and it starts to smoking, it pumps out quite a bit of smoke and it is on the whiter side of the color spectrum. Now, let me say that I have been using temps of between 220 and 275 on all my smokes thus far. It seems that I only get the TBS when the wood in the tray is almost burned out. Now, when this happens, I get a really sweet smell from the smoker, and it is a pleasant smell, but I don't get that all thru the burn. I then load up another 4 or 5 chunks from my store bought chunk bag o wood, and the white smoke reappears. I have not tasted anything bitter or anything to indicate that the smoke is "dirty" as they say, but I am just sitting here at work with a lot of free time on my hands. And thought I would ask.
Thanks to all, and have a great night.
D
When I first load up the wood and it starts to smoking, it pumps out quite a bit of smoke and it is on the whiter side of the color spectrum. Now, let me say that I have been using temps of between 220 and 275 on all my smokes thus far. It seems that I only get the TBS when the wood in the tray is almost burned out. Now, when this happens, I get a really sweet smell from the smoker, and it is a pleasant smell, but I don't get that all thru the burn. I then load up another 4 or 5 chunks from my store bought chunk bag o wood, and the white smoke reappears. I have not tasted anything bitter or anything to indicate that the smoke is "dirty" as they say, but I am just sitting here at work with a lot of free time on my hands. And thought I would ask.
Thanks to all, and have a great night.
D