- Dec 2, 2014
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I got a smokin-it #1 for my mom to smoke a turkey for thanksgiving. The bird turned out good, was impressed with the si #1. In particular, the si appeared to kick out smoke for 5 hours on just 3 chunks of apple wood. At the end of the smoke, the wood tray just had ashes, which leads me to question when did the wood actually stopped smoking?
It appeared to be smoking coming out the vent for 5 hours, but, it was raining the entire time, so, I did not stick my head out and sniff the vent to verify it was smoke. Alternatively, it might have been steam coming out as the bird cooked. So, should I worry that I was drying my bird out for some portion of the 5 hour cook time, or is it normal to get 5 hours of smoke out of 3 chunks of wood?
It appeared to be smoking coming out the vent for 5 hours, but, it was raining the entire time, so, I did not stick my head out and sniff the vent to verify it was smoke. Alternatively, it might have been steam coming out as the bird cooked. So, should I worry that I was drying my bird out for some portion of the 5 hour cook time, or is it normal to get 5 hours of smoke out of 3 chunks of wood?