dale5351
Smoking Fanatic
Sometimes when I soak the wood chips overnight, I notice that the water looks like weak tea. I wonder if that is good flavor leeched out, or creosote making things leached out.
Several years ago when I used chips, I would try soaking and not soaking. I never noticed any difference in the smoke flavor when the Q was done.I even tried using the water I used for soaking, in the water pan. No difference to my palette.Sometimes when I soak the wood chips overnight, I notice that the water looks like weak tea. I wonder if that is good flavor leeched out, or creosote making things leached out.
It does dry out, ya know.Ha, he did use it. We smoked on a saterday, we went by that sunday he had it going. He was using that water soaked wood. Good cause its no use to me anymore.
Soaking only delays the smoking process. Very little water is absorbed by wood. That's why they make boats out of it. If you don't believe it, soak a chunk for a couple of days and then split it. You will see very little water layer on the outside that will be cooked out in just a few minutes when it hits the heat.
Jason,I'm new here and this happened to be the first thread that I checked out. So I figured I post something. I have tried both, soaking works GREAT for me. The one time I used dried wood the wood caught fire and shot my temp up way high. So no more dry wood.
Careful, there. Alcohol fumes are flammable. I used some Jack Daniels whiskey barrel chips once and had a big "poof!" when I opened the door and let O2 in. I didn't like that, and thought it bordered on dangerous.I have some wood that I've been soaking in rum for a week. I'll dry it out and see if it gives a different flavor for smoking.