Can I assume woods chips are designed for only electric smokers and for gassers, you use wood chunks?
Gassers are designed for chunks not chips
Use one of these and it will serve you well
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I don't soak either of them. Heat is only going to evaporate the water anyway before they smolder. You CAN'T go wrong with any of the A-MAZE-N products. Todd and others would be a better authority on placement as I don't have the same gasser as you. Yes, playground sand in place of water/juice in the water pan above the chip pan. About 3/4 full. Make sure you line your water pan with HD foil first for easy clean up. Some folks also cover the sand with foil so they can reuse it. As cheap as a 40-50 lb. bag is, I just toss it after each use. A couple advantages to using sand are 1) you won't be opening the door (i.e. losing heat=increased cook time) to refill water that evaporates 2) higher temps which means less fuel used, also good for those in cold states north of S. FL 3) no getting out of bed in the middle of the night to add water on long smokes (large/muliple butts, briskets), and the list goes on. There's a TON of info here about sand vs. water. Just type "sand" in the search bar at the top of the page. If you're concerned with not having enough moisture in the chamber, you can always add a small foil tray of water/juice or spritz the meat. There was a posting in a thread here somewhere about the relationship between moisture and stall time but I couldn't find it. Sorry. Hope this helps. Oh, and I don't use the 732 meat probe on ribs. Not enough mass for it. Just stick to the 2-2-1 method for baby backs.You'll know when they're done by the pull back (meat shrinkage) on the bone.Thanks for the reply. Do I soak the chunks first? I usually soak the chips for a couple of hours. I see alot of people use the Tube from A-MAZE-N, where would I place it in my smoker if I was to purchase it? I currently use a 10" Cast Iron as recommended. Also, when you say sand in place of water, are you talking about the water pan above the chips? I planned on filling it with apple juice that was recommended on SMF.