charbroil propane smoker problem

[schroeder]

I've been searching this site for awahile and can't seem to find what I'm looking for so here it goes! Here's the smoker I have http://www.charbroil.com/propane-gas-smoker, and the food comes out great and I love it but I seem to have a hard time really getting it to billow smoke, some of the cooking time it's great, and a lot of it it's not producing that much smoke. I soak my chips for roughly 15-20 min and usually add some more throughout the smoke. Anybody have any ideas, suggestions, or mods to help this?

 

[daveomak]

The smoke you should be looking for is the Thin Blue Smoke (TBS) on the right....

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• daveomak
• Jul 5, 2015

 

[dirtsailor2003]

You don't want billowing smoke you want TBS (thin blue smoke) this smoke can't always be seen.

There is no need to soak wood chips. Try using chunks, 2"-3" pieces.

 

[danbury]

Billowing thick white/yellow smoke = Nasty tasting food. 

 

[schroeder]

I guess billowing was the wrong word, it does have that tbs affect sometimes but most of the time not even that, I will Definitely give wood chunks and no soak a try!

 

[ak1]

As long as you can smell the smoke you are ok. You don't necessarily have to see it.