How to use offset smoker bbq

[C-3PBro sweden]

So my first try with chocken didnt go so well.. I tried with chicken steaks and rubbin and it tasted like a forest fire... I think i smoked to long with fire wood and not just heat

 

[bluewhisper]

That's why I usually recommend starting with chicken, because failures are inexpensive lessons.

 

[brnhornt]

What kind of wood are you using? Is it seasoned/dry? How are you with fire management? You shouldn't be using "fire wood" that you would just throw into any old camp fire and hope for the best. You should be using nice dry cook wood (I use white oak) and be able to have a fire constantly burning clean to maintain your temperature where you want it. If you're watching ugly smoke billowing out of your stack at any point of your cook, your fire is wrong.