It seems Mesquite is a tough wood to properly smoke with and people easily produce bad smoke with it. I've seen people use it and they get a lot of thick white smoke from it. I have always been quite fond of Mesquite wood but now with my setup I am blown away!
I have been using Lumberjack 100% Mesquite pellets on my Beef Brisket and Chuck smokes and wow I am blown away! The
AMNPS and the Lumberjack 100% Mesquite pellets produce the thinnest blue smoke (TBS) of any pellet I have seen. I am finding that 7-8hrs of this Mesquite smoke is heaven on briskets! With this perfect TBS I have NONE of the issues people report with Mesquite being so harsh and so strong. Heck I can't even see the smoke most of the time coming out of the MES vent/damper. I often find myself checking the
AMNPS to ensure it is still smoking and when I pull it out of my mailbox mod it sure is but the smoke thins out so well I can't even see it come out of the MES at the top!
As others are stating, different woods for different meats and I agree. I also urge people with the
AMNPS to try Lumberjacks 100% Mesquite on some beef and prepare to be amazed and understand why we love it so much here in Texas :)