Soaking wood chips is not necessary to get a proper smoke.
Electric smoker chips won t smoke.
I have a royal oak electric smoker e1609b this smoker is awesome i think the problem is you are soaking the chips that method is meant for gas and electric grill smoking.
I only use cured dry wood chips too.
Why won t my wood chips smoke.
This is because you won t need to spend half the day monitoring its operation.
Control your vent position.
It s time you learned exactly what to do with those wood chips so this never happens again.
Last updated on october 30 2016.
If you read the directions with your smoker it says nothing about soaking the chips only the bag of chips does.
Are you soaking the chips before putting them in the smoker.
Wait until you are getting thin blue smoke before you subject the food to the smoke.
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It s a common belief that you should soak your wood chips before putting them in the smoker.
When lighting the chips to smoke do not be afraid of letting them flame up initially.
I have a masterbuilt electric smoker.
If no smoke or a low volume of smoke is produced check to ensure that the electric heating element is working correctly and evenly.
So you ll agree that spending hours trying to figure out how the smoker works shouldn t form part of your smoking experience.
Or worse yet they just burned up in minutes.
At that temp chips won t get hot enough to smoke.
When you smoke meat with an electric smoker you will be.
It doesn t produce the required amount of smoke to burn your meat.
Unlike the usual charcoal smoker you can set it and forget it with an electric smoker making them designed for your convenience.
Conversely the dry chips will burn.
The wood chips failed to smoke.
Why use an electric smoker easy to use.
Cooking the best salmon recipes for your family or your guests is probably your priority.
Wood is loaded with water.
In order to produce smoke from wet wood chips and cook food a temperature between 225 285 degrees fahrenheit is commonly used.
Smoker won t smoke by.
I ve found most recipes in the dadgum that s good too cook book call for a temp.
As with electric smokers do not soak the chips you plan to smoke.
Understand the basics of hardwood.
No smoke when using my electric smoker by.
If the wood chip tray is too far from the element your wood chips simply won t get hot enough to burn.
Joe from tennessee.