So, I used to make the best bbq I've ever had in my mini Weber where I'd have to lift up the meat and the grill to add charcoal and used store-bought wood chips.
In the year that I've had the 14.5 WSM, I've had so many smoking issues. I started using chunks, using 3 and the minion method. I never got the TBS that I used to get every time out of my mini Weber. I swtiched back to chips, chips and chunks, chunks every hour....and not only do I never get the TBS, but the food comes out after hours and it tastes almost baked.
Today, I smoked some mac and cheese and baked beans for 3 hrs at 250 with 2 hickory chip packets and 3 chunks. You can barely taste smoke on it. I'm now smoking a turkey and I'm worried it won't taste smokey at all. I'm using 3 pecan chunks, 3 hickory chunks, and a chip packet. It was billowy white smoke for 3 minutes and now it's slow white smoke without much of a smell.
I've googled and read forums and the advice tends to be: "I dunno, man. I use 3 chunks only on my WSM and it's great every time." So, if anyone has any other advice, it'd be much appreciated! (posted to pork for highest traffic...)
In the year that I've had the 14.5 WSM, I've had so many smoking issues. I started using chunks, using 3 and the minion method. I never got the TBS that I used to get every time out of my mini Weber. I swtiched back to chips, chips and chunks, chunks every hour....and not only do I never get the TBS, but the food comes out after hours and it tastes almost baked.
Today, I smoked some mac and cheese and baked beans for 3 hrs at 250 with 2 hickory chip packets and 3 chunks. You can barely taste smoke on it. I'm now smoking a turkey and I'm worried it won't taste smokey at all. I'm using 3 pecan chunks, 3 hickory chunks, and a chip packet. It was billowy white smoke for 3 minutes and now it's slow white smoke without much of a smell.
I've googled and read forums and the advice tends to be: "I dunno, man. I use 3 chunks only on my WSM and it's great every time." So, if anyone has any other advice, it'd be much appreciated! (posted to pork for highest traffic...)