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Originally Posted by lewdog
Here's another n00b question. You don't honestly mean to tell me you just throw wood chips in the water pan without doing anything to them first and they ignite enough to smoke? Don't you have to ignite them in a smoke box first and then dump them in there.
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Nope. Just throw them in there. Remember its a electric smoker. The wood is about 2-3 inches from the heating element.
Sometimes I soak them in water overnight. But, now I skip that step. I've learned to control the smoke. I used to mix the woods together and cook together but it seems the meat has better flavor when rotating the wood flavors.
Also, if you guess wrong on your smoke just open or close the release valve on top of the unit to correct. When your cooking at low temp like I do, opening the door throws off the temp.