Continuous smoke or not

[nmhuntr]

Is continuously Visible smoke required? Also, if you wrap your meat does the smoke help after that or is that part of the process over?

Thanks from a newbie

 

[smokerjim]

After you wrap there really is no point in adding more smoke, I usually dont wrap anything and smoke the whole time, except for chicken I'll add smoke the first 45 minutes or so

 

[nmhuntr]

After you wrap there really is no point in adding more smoke, I usually dont wrap anything and smoke the whole time, except for chicken I'll add smoke the first 45 minutes or so

Thanks

 

[pa42phigh]

I have a masterbuilt electric i add smoke for half of the total cook time,

 

[cansmoke]

I have a masterbuilt electric i add smoke for half of the total cook time,

I might add smoke from charcoal unit if I transfer from MES to it for last hour, otherwise, I do this as well.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

I usually roll TBS during the smoke since I don't wrap.
And like @smokerjim, I go with a light smoke on poultry.

No need for more smoke after you wrap... unless you just want the ambience of smoke.

 

[nmhuntr]

I usually roll TBS during the smoke since I don't wrap.
And like @smokerjim, I go with a light smoke on poultry.

No need for more smoke after you wrap... unless you just want the ambience of smoke.

Ok I am a newbie. What is TBS? I know it was a TV channel growing up

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Ok I am a newbie. What is TBS? I know it was a TV channel growing up

TBS= THIN BLUE SMOKE!

No worries, you are in the right place and everyone here is more than willing help you become an addict.

 

[noboundaries]

TBS can turn into IS (invisible smoke) as the wood continues to carbonize. A whiff of your hand through the exhaust plume towards your nose will reveal the presence of smoke flavor elements.

After wrapping, no need to smoke if using foil. If using butcher paper, keep smoking.

 

[phathead69]

every post is correct about wrapping. once wrapped no smoke can get to the food. even so since i have the offset fired up i just complete the cook there instead of carrying inside to the oven. only exception are hams or on occasion butts. sometimes on these i will throw into the ecb (el cheapo brinkman ) to hold or finish while i sleep.

 

[SmokinAl]

I keep the smoke going as long as I’m not wrapping it. But of course in my offset I have no choice since the heat is from wood splits.
Al

 

[noboundaries]

I'm watching a YouTube video by PitmasterX as I type when I had an insight. He has meat loaded in his smoker and white smoke is pouring out of the vent and seams. The insight? What makes good video doesn't equate to good flavor. A novice might think "that's exactly how my smoker is supposed to look." Nope. That's exactly what you're supposed to avoid unless you like your meat to taste like an ashtray.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Lot of opinions here and will always be because it comes down to personal preference. I don't wrap but I don't smoke during the whole cook either. Also it depends on how heavy or light you smoke which depends on your meat taste. As Al said it depends on your smoker a stick burner you are going to have smoke.

Welcome to the forum.

Warren

 

[nmhuntr]

So do you leave the chips in until they are all chard or will eventually turn to ash? I don’t see any smoke coming out of the smoker and my chips are all black yet still appear whole for the most part.

 

[zwiller]

I run smoke all time and no wrap. TBS will smell more like the wood but white smoke is more of a general smoke smell and almost like a campfire. When I first started I was overdoing it big time. Not mine but my favorite:

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

So do you leave the chips in until they are all chard or will eventually turn to ash? I don’t see any smoke coming out of the smoker and my chips are all black yet still appear whole for the most part.

Change out the chips when they turn black since they are no longer producing smoke at that point.

 

[zwiller]

Another acronym for you: AMNPS https://amazenproducts.com/

 

[nmhuntr]

Another acronym for you: AMNPS https://amazenproducts.com/

Can you use those in an electric smoker. I keep reading not to use pellets or use just a few at best.
Thanks for the insight

 

[zwiller]

That is actually what it was designed for. Todd the owner is a member here and there are threads back in the day where members tested prototypes etc. When I lurked here I thought it was all a shill but the thought of 12hrs of TBS was too good to pass up so I got one. I am totally spoiled now and expect TBS for every smoke and can attest to TBS for over 12hrs out of a tray.

 

[smokerjim]

Can you use those in an electric smoker. I keep reading not to use pellets or use just a few at best.
Thanks for the insight

I think they are talking about not using pellets in the chip tray,