If not use some aluminum tin foil wrap it around either the chips or pellets prick some hole into it and let it smoke.
Electric smoker wood chips or pellets.
As discussed above with an electric smoker you have to add either wood chips or pellets into the base of the smoker to actually get a smoky flavour into your food.
If you have an electric smoker just throw them in the tray.
The actual flavor of the smoke will depend entirely on the type of wood you are using.
Both smoking tools are great offer a naturally smoky flavor and are relatively inexpensive to purchase.
When it comes to smoking food in an electric smoker the two main wood choices are wood chips and pellets.
Rather than providing an even smoking flavor as wood pellets do wood chips provide bursts of its natural smoke flavors.
But there are a handful of differences between the two tools that any smoker worth the name needs to be aware of.