khnry
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- Jul 23, 2013
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pretty interestingThis is a great article
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/03/smoke-rings.html?m=1
pretty interestingThis is a great article
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/03/smoke-rings.html?m=1
And you won't get a smoke ring without the charcoal (unless you cheat with some Tenderquick). You need Nitrogen and heat to get the desired reaction to form the smoke ring. Briquettes are the easiest way (and the best source) to get Nitrogen into your electric cook.
Just re-visiting this article as its got some great information. I am having a tough time getting a smoke ring in my MES without using charcoal.
This is a great post I've been reading. I'm going to try the briquettes with some hickory pellets. I'm not worried about a smoke ring as much as smoke quality. I have a hard time getting that thin blue smoke with my MES. Last time I smoked the smoke was okay but not how I wanted. After I took the meat out I cranked it up to max 275 to burn off the excess and looked out a few minutes later to nice blue smoke lol. Slightly off topic but anyone with an MES have advice on getting better smoke quality at a lower temp? I've read that pellets really help and I've got some, just haven't had a chance to try them out yet.
This is a great post I've been reading. I'm going to try the briquettes with some hickory pellets. I'm not worried about a smoke ring as much as smoke quality. I have a hard time getting that thin blue smoke with my MES. Last time I smoked the smoke was okay but not how I wanted. After I took the meat out I cranked it up to max 275 to burn off the excess and looked out a few minutes later to nice blue smoke lol. Slightly off topic but anyone with an MES have advice on getting better smoke quality at a lower temp? I've read that pellets really help and I've got some, just haven't had a chance to try them out yet.
FWIW, one of the ingredients in charcoal briquettes is nitrates, which when burned create nitrous oxide gas and that gas is responsible for smoke ring formation....
Honestly, I am shocked that I am even looking into this. A year ago I could barely get stable temps yet alone TBS.
Just learned there are charcoal pellets. Should be fun fooling around and trying things. I think I will start and try and fake it. Sprinkle TQ on meat, wait 10-20m, then rinse off.