Data showing what gives best ring

[Rings Я Us]

Has anyone seen data about which methods create more co or no to create the smoke rings?

Fuel NO in exhaust

Savannah grass fire, near surface 250 ppm

Roaring Kingsford charcoal briquets, no wood 100-200 ppm

Roaring wood fire (depends on wood) 50-200 ppm

Pellet smoker at 225°F 25-50 ppm

Roaring lump charcoal (depends on wood and brand) 10-70 ppm

Charcoal briquets, long slow cook at about 225°F

 

[cksteele]

meh im indifferent to smoke rings its  purely cosmetic. but from what ive read  wood bark has the most NO so if  you want a good smoke ring burn wood with bark on it 

 

[Rings Я Us]

But this data says charcoal briquettes with a flame on also do a fine ring too.. Lol just saying. But low and slow charcoal briquettes are less effective.

 

[Rings Я Us]

So a good fire with briquettes in an offset smoker may give a fine ring.. a split to give some flavor or chunks would be good with that.

 

[SmokinAl]

I get a much bigger smoke ring in my offset burning wood splits, than I do in my WSM using charcoal/wood mix.

But then as said before, it has no influence on the flavor, other than the fact that meat cooked over wood has a better flavor IMHO, but it has nothing to do with the smoke ring.

Al

 

[Rings Я Us]

Yep.. for charcoal to work good making rings, it has to be flame like in a chimney starter flames

 

[bbqbrett]

I use low and slow charcoal with a few wood chunks and normally get decent smoke rings.

 

[chilerelleno]

I get really nice smoke rings with propane and smoldering wood chunks.
I put my meat on at room temp and give it a good spritz.

The ring really is just aesthetic, no bearing on overall flavor.
But they are the hallmark of authentic BBQ, not some oven cooked meat basted with BBQ sauce.
So no cheating, please.



That is a good article and the information should be properly credited, linked and quoted.

Fuel NO in exhaust
Savannah grass fire, near surface 250 ppm
Roaring Kingsford charcoal briquets, no wood 100-200 ppm
Roaring wood fire (depends on wood) 50-200 ppm
Pellet smoker at 225°F 25-50 ppm
Roaring lump charcoal (depends on wood and brand) 10-70 ppm
Charcoal briquets, long slow cook at about 225°F

 

[Rings Я Us]

Oh.. ok.. yes, I never thought of that.. credit the snippet of data from the larger body of work in that article.

 

[Rings Я Us]

To bad they didn't test more methods using chips and chunks in combination with wood and charcoal.. low wood fires and such..