- Jun 10, 2008
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Hi! I have had a 16" Horizon smoker for about 2 years now. I've tried numerous types of getting smoke and now I'm just confuzled. Not having any access to any logs, I've been using lump charcoal as the fuel since I've gotten it. First I tried wood chips soaked in water but they burned up in a heart beat. Then I put a foil tray above the coal and put dry chips on it, that seems to work somewhat to get some smoke. After that I found some hardwood chunks at the store, but ether dry or wet they seems to just burn up to ash in less than 30 mins. I can keep the temp constant at 225-230 but once the wood chunks start burning the temp always spikes on me.
I'm lost to what the exact thing I should be doing, my food I smoke turns out most of the time but other times there is no smoke flavor. When I put the chunks I usually just put them right on the hot coals, is that wrong? Should I forgo the lump and try to get some oak or something? Just some advice would great! Thanks.
I'm lost to what the exact thing I should be doing, my food I smoke turns out most of the time but other times there is no smoke flavor. When I put the chunks I usually just put them right on the hot coals, is that wrong? Should I forgo the lump and try to get some oak or something? Just some advice would great! Thanks.