Mitch@... wrote:
There's your problem. You're incinerating, not smoking. Smoking is
done at low temperatures, long and slow. 600 degrees is ridiculous!


Thanks. I'll keep trying.

The recipe was from Cook's Illustrated.
Put the wood on the back burner, turn everything to high for 20
minutes until it smokes heavily (which it never did), then turn off
the front 2 burners and put the food on, maintaining the grill temp at
275.

The only smoking I've done (shut up, Sheldon!) was over lump coal. Sounds
like you're using a propane grill. There are no "burners" on the grills
I've used. Good luck!

Jill