- May 29, 2011
- 15
- 10
Hello all-
I got my wish and received a new AMPS for Christmas. I have a 22"WSM, and was wondering how many of you actually use the AMPS in your WSM while hot smoking meat. I asked for the AMPS mainly to start smoking cheese. I figure on using the lower grate for the smoke and just use the top grate for the cheese. My question is this-since I have a little bit of trouble keeping the smoke consistent in the WSM, I was wondering if there is a place to utilize the AMPS while I have coals burning in the lower section? I use sand in the water pan, so my original thought was to place the AMPS on top of the sand, but don't know if I will get the proper airflow when it is sitting on the sand in the water pan. Does anyone have any suggestions on this or do I need to just cut the wood chunks into smaller pieces and add more often to the coals while I am smoking meat? I appreciate any advice, and would like to say Thanks in advance!!
I got my wish and received a new AMPS for Christmas. I have a 22"WSM, and was wondering how many of you actually use the AMPS in your WSM while hot smoking meat. I asked for the AMPS mainly to start smoking cheese. I figure on using the lower grate for the smoke and just use the top grate for the cheese. My question is this-since I have a little bit of trouble keeping the smoke consistent in the WSM, I was wondering if there is a place to utilize the AMPS while I have coals burning in the lower section? I use sand in the water pan, so my original thought was to place the AMPS on top of the sand, but don't know if I will get the proper airflow when it is sitting on the sand in the water pan. Does anyone have any suggestions on this or do I need to just cut the wood chunks into smaller pieces and add more often to the coals while I am smoking meat? I appreciate any advice, and would like to say Thanks in advance!!