In article >, ~patches~
> wrote:

> Stark wrote:
>
> > In article >, Peter
> > Aitken > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>"Frankin Potter" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
> >>
> >>>So do people who bitch about it.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>Damn right. How dare anyone complain just because a drug addict is exposing
> >>you to foul smelling, disease-causing smoke just so they can get a fix.
> >
> >
> > It's true, smoking does have some nasty side-effects, like many other
>
> Isn't that the truth. I got a nice bag of smoking chips and followed
> the instructions for making smoke packets. Then I put a nice roast
> already rubbed and ready to go on the bbq. The smoking chips smelled
> wonderful "everywhere" but in the bbq. The roast was ok but
> considerably drier than my normal roast done on the bbq. My next
> attempt using smoking chips was with chicken. Again the bbq smelled
> wonderful but no extra flavour in the dried out chicken. I'm back to
> cooking chicken and roasts my regular way and have given up on the
> smoking chips. Perhaps I should have used the patch instead

Hmmmm. At first I didn't take the chips out of the bag, creating some
really foul smells; but the family thought I'd used mesquite and
despite some extended post-pradial coughing, there were no complaints.
In later attempts with chips out of the bag there was much less
coughing, but he flavor wasn't as assertive.