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[WI_GameMeats]

You buy those from fleet farm too? How much smoke flavor does one entire AMNPS add to a batch of smoking?

 

[TomKnollRFV]

You buy those from fleet farm too? How much smoke flavor does one entire AMNPS add to a batch of smoking?

Not Fleetfarm, but alot of places carry them, I just ordered mine online personally, as I got a sampler to do multiple flavours.

As for how much..depends on how heavy you roll it? Some people will light both ends, I don't. I normally do on a pork butt, half of the 5x8 AMNPS for smoke. I also don't tend to use the 'heavier' woods like hickory etc. Apple and Cherry are what I use. I hate mesquite outright!

 

[HalfSmoked]

Not Fleetfarm, but alot of places carry them, I just ordered mine online personally, as I got a sampler to do multiple flavours.

As for how much..depends on how heavy you roll it? Some people will light both ends, I don't. I normally do on a pork butt, half of the 5x8 AMNPS for smoke. I also don't tend to use the 'heavier' woods like hickory etc. Apple and Cherry are what I use. I hate mesquite outright!

I'm with you Tom no mesquite Here either.

Warren

 

[Bearcarver]

You buy those from fleet farm too? How much smoke flavor does one entire AMNPS add to a batch of smoking?

One load in an AMNPS will normally give you up to 11 hours of Perfect (Medium) Smoke, if you only light one end properly.

I lit both ends one time about 5 years ago, and it was much too heavy, so I put the one end out.

Light to medium smoke can be put on for many many hours, but Heavy smoke for even a short time can be a BAD Thing!!

Bear

 

[WI_GameMeats]

See I haven’t gotten into smoking anything for longer than 3-4 hours and have only added a minimal amount of wood chunks that I’ve cut up myself or a small batch of chips from the store - which didn’t add too much smokiness flavor to the meat. I’m just worried a full AMNPS will give my meat an overpowering flavor of smoke. Am I right to assume that?

 

[Bearcarver]

See I haven’t gotten into smoking anything for longer than 3-4 hours and have only added a minimal amount of wood chunks that I’ve cut up myself or a small batch of chips from the store - which didn’t add too much smokiness flavor to the meat. I’m just worried a full AMNPS will give my meat an overpowering flavor of smoke. Am I right to assume that?

You control how much smoke you get from an AMNPS.
As long as you only light one end, you should never get too strong a smoke flavor.
The AMNPS was designed in size to only burn pellets or dust so fast as to not allow the smoke to be too heavy, as long as you only light one end.
As for length of time, I keep mine going as long as I have the meat in the smoker, unless it's in the foil stage, or if it's done & I'm just holding it until Dinner time.

If you only want 3 hours of smoke, only fill one row.
6 hours---Fill 2 rows.
Or you can fill it with more than you will need, and when you want it to stop, just separate the unburned from the burned. Do this about 20 minutes early, because it takes awhile for it to stop smoking. I keep a Teaspoon with my Smoking stuff just for things like that.

Bear

 

[WI_GameMeats]

Thanks Bear. Very helpful!

Could you give me a comparison to smoke flavor given from the standard MES smoke chamber while adding roughly 1cup of apple chips for a 3 hour smoke. This is what I did for those venison snack sticks and the smoke flavor was almost spot on for my preference.

 

[Bearcarver]

Thanks Bear. Very helpful!

Could you give me a comparison to smoke flavor given from the standard MES smoke chamber while adding roughly 1cup of apple chips for a 3 hour smoke. This is what I did for those venison snack sticks and the smoke flavor was almost spot on for my preference.

No---Actually I can't, because burning chips in your MES chip burner is not a controlled thing.
It can go from No smoke to Light Smoke, to medium smoke, to heavy smoke, to much heavy smoke, then go back & go through the same cycle again.
The AMNPS will keep on giving you the right amount of smoke the whole time, once you get it lit Properly.

So wipe that chip burning out of your mind---It's just a wasted wrinkle in your brain--It means nothing to your future of Awesome Smokes!!

Bear

 

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