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Hiw much wood do you pput in your wood pan for smoking. I will mostly be using wood chunks just about fist size or smaller. Should I fill the pan or just use a couple at a time?
I start with one large and one smaller chunk along with 2-3 chips to start with thinking that the chips will start smoking first. Once every 1 to 1-1/2 hours I will add a medium size chunk.
When I saw the title of this thread ("How much wood"), my initial reaction was to post "could a woodchuck chuck..."
Instead, I'll ask a question: I've got an MES and have been using wood chips and adding more every 30 to 45 minutes. Would using bigger hunks - I've seen people referring to fist-sized pieces - work better? I assume they'd reduce the frequency with which I have to add more wood.
low n slow, I'm panting waiting for the delivery of my mes and apparently the thing to do is put a cast iron skillet on the element and put chunks in that.
I think you'll enjoy the MES. It has its own wood tray and hopper, though. Would there be an advantage to doing it with a cast iron skillet on the element?