Mick wrote:

> Thanks for all the quick responses! The consensus is: chunks, not chips.
> Unfortunately it is not the season for BBQ'n around here - temps won't be
> above freezing for a couple of months. Home Depot & others do not sell
> chunks during the winter so I have to use what's available. I'll try the
> foil method.

Whaddya mean it's not BBQ season? Properly prepared, a WSM will chug
right along in sub freezing weather.

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/coldtemp.html

I thought I saw a bag of hickory chunks at my local Wal*Mart recently.
You might wanna look carefully around the grilling/charcoal section.
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Aloha,

Nathan Lau
San Jose, CA

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