Questions

ericf517

Fire Starter

Original poster

Nov 2, 2014

55

18

Howell, MI

• May 27, 2015

• #1

How do you know if you are getting too much creosote, how do you control it the amount you are getting?  

 

carlo olivares

Smoke Blower

Nov 26, 2014

117

11

Manila, Philippines

• Jun 12, 2015

• #2

EricF517 said:

How do you know if you are getting too much creosote, how do you control it the amount you are getting?  

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Hi Eric - you'll taste it. iyll be yucky and bitter.

the way i avoid it is to keep a clean burning fire (no thick dark smoke) and keep the airflow clear by ensuring that the smoke has a way to escape the smoker. (in my case i keep my top vent fully open)

 

morne

Newbie

Jun 12, 2015

1

10

• Jun 12, 2015

• #3

Howzit people , im new guy and live in SA and i have a question . I cant get ahold of any oak , maple or cherry or any good wood  for good reasonable price. I can however get SALIGNA wood which is gumtree . loads of it at very good prices. Im still busy building my double barrel smoker and have attached a pic of it , still quite a bit of work left

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• morne
• Jun 12, 2015

So i quess my question is , Can i use this wood to smoke meat ????

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• morne
• Jun 12, 2015

 

joe black

Master of the Pit

OTBS Member

Jan 25, 2015

4,535

341

Greenville, SC

• Jun 12, 2015

• #4

I don't know anything about your wood. If it's anything like our sweet gum, it is very wet and retains moisture a long time. It's also a b**ch to split as the grain is very crooked and narley.

Your cooker looks very nice. Keep posting pics of the build. Good smoking, Joe