AMNS saw dust?

[gunpowder]

MES 40" electric here:

Can the AMNS burn fine cut chips vs fine dust? I am curing bacon and forgot to order the AMNPS. Got to smoke it today if at all possible. I found the AMNS old inventory locally and the vendor wants to dump it since no one wants it (hard to find sawdust). All the locals (few as they are) sell the tubes now since they mainly deal with grills.

Since saw dust is hard to find locally I wondered about fine cut hickory which I can find. In fact I hated it in my MES since it is dust and shreds vs chunks. It isn't fine powder. It is a mix if dust and fine shreds. I figure I can tackle it with the blender to get it as fine as possible.

 

[daveomak]

If you have pellets, you can make some great dust... I've done it... Drowning the pellets save a TON of wear and tear on your blender or food processor...

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/making-dust-from-pellets.271863/

 

[Gwanger]

If you have pellets, you can make some great dust... I've done it... Drowning the pellets save a TON of wear and tear on your blender or food processor...

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/making-dust-from-pellets.271863/

nice DIY on the dust,I tried to make dust out of fine chips for my AMTS did not get the resuts that you did, great idea

 

[gunpowder]

The local dealer said he couldn't sell the AMNS. He thought it was because sawdust was hard to find vs pellets. So he dumped it for $25 + tax. $5 cheaper than Amazon. I noted that the local store sells hickory chips that is more dust than chip. More of dust and shreds. Little time with the colander and I have enough dust to do several smokes. Ground the rest in the blender to make more. Wife picked up some pellets for the future. Will eventually order the A-Maze-N Pellet model too.

 

[daveomak]

The dust is mo-betta than pellets for cold smoking... Pellets generate a moderate amount of heat... unless it's winter or below 50 deg.F, in my case, pellets get too warm... dust burns much cooler and less smoke, I think...

 

[gunpowder]

well wife just got home and darn if this isn't the triangle divided pellet smoker. good deal at $25. I will just use dust for cold smoking and pellets for everything else. Just don't know which I need to use to smoke this bacon. I have seen cold for bacon and warm for bacon. I am heating to 175 till internal temp reaches 150 deg. I read 3 hrs estimate and also 4-6 hrs. Ya I know 150 deg but I have a meeting tonight so sounds like another overnight smoke

 

[SonnyE]

I use my AMNPS with both Pellets, and dust combined. I will lay down about a half filled track with pellets, then cover those with some home made sawdust. (Alder, or Oak)
The pellets keep the fire goin, and keep the dust smolderin.

I can attest to wetting pellets (or Bradley Pucks) to make sawdust. I wouldn't dare use the blender to grind wood. :eek:
I tried microwaving pellets... once. Stunk up the house. So I use a big aluminum pan and my smoker set on 275° to dry out fuel.

Use hot water when dissolving pellets for sawdust. I used a plastic coffee can and just shook the pellets to break them down. Dry well. A cookie sheet (ask before you grab her bakeware) in the sun works, or just some black plastic.
But not in a windy area. :rolleyes:

Nice shot of the Sombrero Galaxy. I dabble a bit myself. ;)