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Pros and Cons of Soaking Wood
OC wrote:
> "DavidG-" > wrote in message
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>>>> Is there any advantage to soaking wood before a smoke?
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>> I second the motion...you want the wood to burn and produce smoke.
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> On earlier advice from this ng, I've also given up soaking the wood
> chunks and now wrap them in foil. My problem is that the cooking
> chamber temp really spikes whenever one of the big chunks ignite. I
> can have a good stable burn around 250 deg, then BAM, it jumps 50-75
> deg. If I ignore it, I end up cooking quite awhile at a hotter temp
> than I want. If I try to correct, I end up chasing temperatures for
> the next 20-30 minutes. I usually end up removing the burning chunk
> until temps calm down, but that's still an up-and-down game. Any
> suggestions? Thanks, ~OC~
What kind of pit do you have?
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Dave
www.davebbq.com
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