Wet Or Dry Wood Chunks???

[bigtrain74]

I have been on dozens of web sites, watched endless amounts of youtube videos and read online discussions in regards to soaking my wood before a smoke or not.

My uncle swears up and down that dry wood is the best and my father will tell me that you have to soak your wood for a good hour before using it.

I know you should always listen to your daddy when it making important decisions like these but, does anyone have a clear-cut answer for me?

 

[uncle_lar]

If you soak it then it needs to dry out before it will burn and smoke!
If you want it to Smoke! you dont want it to Soak!

 

[forluvofsmoke]

There's only one way that water gets into my smoker...I wet smoke most everything so my water pans are used alot. I quit soaking my smoke wood after learning how long it took to actually get any smoke. It's just extends your start-up time...I've yet to see any benefit.

Eric

 

[grothe]

Wet wood just takes longer to start smoking.

 

[pineywoods]

If using my GOSM I actually do both I add some soaked chips and some dry chips. As was stated above wet chips have to dry first so by using both I have some that smoke right away and some that have to dry before smoking so I think it gives me a longer amount of smoke. I use a bigger aftermarket chip box tho.

 

[scubadoo97]

The only place I've used soaked chips or chunks is on the grill where the temperatures are so high that the wood may ignite before any smoke is generated

 

[DanMcG]

your uncle is right, do them dry ..

 

[mikey]

What he said^^:D

 

[got14u]

x2 why season the wood if you are just gonna soak it in water ?

 

[rw willy]

soak your liver, keep the wood dry.
My 2 cents

 

[davidmcg]

My opinion, keep your wood and powder dry!

 

[azrocker]

I vote for dry also!