Good afternoon friends,
I have a smoke planned for Fatherâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s Day (tomorrow) and typically I use lump charcoal piled in my firebox which has worked well. Of course Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve draped my soaked chips throughout the smoke, however I was wondering how to smoke by only using wood for the fire. At this time, all I have available is the Hickory wood chunks from the Home Depot which are a little larger than a fist. Are these ignitable in a charcoal chimney? They seem awkward to “pile†and light because of their shape. Once lit and flaming, should the flames stay lit or would they die down? If wood chunks are used for the fire, I would assume smoke would follow so would using soaked chips be redundant? Lastly [whew]
– can I combine wood and lump charcoal?
Thanks a lot for the insight!
Jeff
I have a smoke planned for Fatherâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s Day (tomorrow) and typically I use lump charcoal piled in my firebox which has worked well. Of course Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve draped my soaked chips throughout the smoke, however I was wondering how to smoke by only using wood for the fire. At this time, all I have available is the Hickory wood chunks from the Home Depot which are a little larger than a fist. Are these ignitable in a charcoal chimney? They seem awkward to “pile†and light because of their shape. Once lit and flaming, should the flames stay lit or would they die down? If wood chunks are used for the fire, I would assume smoke would follow so would using soaked chips be redundant? Lastly [whew]
Thanks a lot for the insight!
Jeff