Got a collection of pear, plum, cherry and apple wood for smoking. Most of them have the bark on them still; I’ve read conflicting advice on whether to smoke with the bark on or not. The bark is dry and doesn’t have any moss on it but I have tried using one or two with the bark on and they definitely don’t burn as cleanly at first.
Should I attempt to remove the bark? Or let the bark burn down first before adding my meat? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I'm based in the UK and have just taken the plunge into offset smoking (have played around with indirect smoking etc on my cheapo grill). I've done a fair bit of research on mods etc and wanted some advice on what to prioritise.
I'm tempted to barely mod at all (just gasket) and embrace the learning curve (especially given smokers aren't cheap over here and I've already spent quite a bit on the Highland). However, if there are any must have mod's to get me started that are relatively inexpensive I'm all ears. I've already ordered a basket for the firebox and I will be getting some gasket to seal the chamber and firebox once I know where the leaks are. Should I bother with baffle plates, stack lowering kits and extenders etc?
Also any tips for burn-in/seasoning before I fire her up? Looking forward to any tips and advice on what is my first ever reddit post haha :)
I'm based in the UK and have just taken the plunge into offset smoking (have played around with indirect smoking etc on my cheapo grill). I've done a fair bit of research on mods etc and wanted some advice on what to prioritise.
I'm tempted to barely mod at all (just gasket) and embrace the learning curve (especially given smokers aren't cheap over here and I've already spent quite a bit on the Highland). However, if there are any must have mod's to get me started that are relatively inexpensive I'm all ears. I've already ordered a basket for the firebox and I will be getting some gasket to seal the chamber and firebox once I know where the leaks are. Should I bother with baffle plates, stack lowering kits and extenders etc?
Also any tips for burn-in/seasoning before I fire her up? Looking forward to any tips and advice on what is my first ever reddit post haha :)