Maple pellets or chips

[Rebel SS]

No I DID stop on my way - AND THAT WAS THE TICKET!  REB FOR THE WIN!!!

Not only did they have maple pellets (and chips), they sell casings by weight and they're the ones they use in back so they should be good quality.  Just ordered enough for a little more than 5-lbs of sausage (just doing a small test batch for now).  I like that option rather than buying a big bag. I don't use them fast enough and haven't had luck saving them and preserving the quality.

I'm generally not a fan of Von Hanson's meats as I think they're a little too commercialized and mass-produced.  But the service was great and they had a bunch of different kinds of wood - as well as different forms (pellets, chips, chunks, etc)

                   

[LPS]

You did have to say that didn't you TL?  Now we won't be able to live with him for days....   lol

[Rebel SS]

                           

[delcecchi]

Look it up.  Soaking has no effect other than a little steam at first...

Look it up.  Soaking has no effect other than a little steam at first...

  unlike you they will last a bit longer. I always do chunks or chips.  You believe everything you read del?

I believe  what I read when the guy that wrote it has done the experiment and has the data and experience to tell.   If you have a good scale, you can do the test yourself.   Weigh the wood, soak for an hour or two, let it dry for a short time and weigh again.   

[Rebel SS]

Well, I guess there's always someone's experiment that can/can't prove anything. Allow me to suggest my favorite: "Wish in one hand, and crap in the other....and see which one gets filled first" 

[Boar]

deffinatley crap hand....

[delcecchi]

Well, I guess there's always someone's experiment that can/can't prove anything. Allow me to suggest my favorite: "Wish in one hand, and crap in the other....and see which one gets filled first" 

So you telling me that you believe soaking some hunks of wood for an hour or two is going to cause them to absorb significant water and produce more smoke and not just some extra steam?   That what you really think? 

[Jerkbiat]

I have used green popal branches many times. Fresh branches work good. No bitter taste at all.

[LPS]

Well, I guess there's always someone's experiment that can/can't prove anything. Allow me to suggest my favorite: "Wish in one hand, and crap in the other....and see which one gets filled first" 

So you telling me that you believe soaking some hunks of wood for an hour or two is going to cause them to absorb significant water and produce more smoke and not just some extra steam?   That what you really think?

I agree with Del.  I put the wood in to get smoke.  So it has to be dry to smoke.  Getting it wet will make it last longer but it will not smoke longer.  It takes the extra time to dry out so then it can start to smoke. 

[Rebel SS]

Well, I guess there's always someone's experiment that can/can't prove anything. Allow me to suggest my favorite: "Wish in one hand, and crap in the other....and see which one gets filled first" 

So you telling me that you believe soaking some hunks of wood for an hour or two is going to cause them to absorb significant water and produce more smoke and not just some extra steam?   That what you really think?

No, quit reading into things! As in "can/can't" prove...I just suggested another experiment you can do! One hand or the other! Seems divided opinions on here....but soaking an hour or two? Better read the back of yer chip bag......mine says 30 minute soak. The Pitmaster BBQ Company.....personally, I've always piled handfuls of dry chips in foil and poked holes in it for my smoke. I don't have all these issues that are being brought up...my stuff smokes just fine.

[glenn57]

del, dont you just put liquid smoke in your souse de boily thing?????????? other then outta some book or internet atricle you ever actually truely smoke something????????

[delcecchi]

OK doing the water experiment on another thread.   how many hours should the maple soak?

[glenn57]

OK doing the water experiment on another thread.   how many hours should the maple soak?

yea i seen that. lets do apples to apples. your doing boards, these guys are doing chunks or chips.

for the record, i'm smoking some fish tonight........with charcoal............i am soaking my chips.........hickory to be exact and they'll soak for roughly 2 hours. and it aint ever failed me gettin some good smome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[delcecchi]

The boards are really ranch casings, maybe 1/2 inch thick. I will weigh the tonight and again in the morning.   How's that? 

[Rebel SS]

WHO THE HEY CARES?!?! 


Wet wood, dry wood, morning wood, it's all good!!!!!   

[HD]

Well, I kinda do....

How long should a maple board soak?

Or am I missing something? 

[Rebel SS]

Glenn, someone's asking for you!!!  That HD instigator guy!!! 

[dew2]

OK doing the water experiment on another thread.   how many hours should the maple soak?

yea i seen that. lets do apples to apples. your doing boards, these guys are doing chunks or chips.

for the record, i'm smoking some fish tonight........with charcoal............i am soaking my chips.........hickory to be exact and they'll soak for roughly 2 hours. and it aint ever failed me gettin some good smome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Use sawdust its the cats meow!

[delcecchi]

continued in better thread....
Maple started out at 393 grams.   After 3 hours of soaking it is at 450 grams.   I find this surprising.   But it is back in the water, and we will see in the morning.   Then I will let dry for a day or so and see.  More results to come.

[dew2]

OK doing the water experiment on another thread.   how many hours should the maple soak?

soak for a long time iffin ya want steam,For smoke sawdust or fine split wood at low temps works,

[glenn57]

Hickory chips fellers. Num num

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[Boar]

looks good glenn!!!

[glenn57]

Thanks bud. I take back calling you a putz!;

[Boar]

to late, i take back my compliment looks likenyou could shingle an out house with those...

[mike89]

looks good Glenn...

[delcecchi]

And for those still paying attention,   the weight was 502 grams at 7:30 am.   So they absorbed just over 100 grams or 25% of their weight in water.   

[LPS]

Looks darn good Glenn.  I am paying attention Del.  Like I said I used to soak in water but I don't anymore.  The bigger the chunks the longer it smokes.

[HD]

I'm paying attention to Del....

So was this kiln dried wood boards that you are "re-hydrating" for smoking?

If I cut a chunk off of one of my maple trees.... do you think it would have the same water content?

When I smoke something, I usually just go cut off a branch from one of my trees and use that.

[Rebel SS]

I'm paying attention to Del....

So was this kiln dried wood boards that you are "re-hydrating" for smoking?

If I cut a chunk off of one of my maple trees.... do you think it would have the same water content?

When I smoke something, I usually just go cut off a branch from one of my trees and use that.

"Ya, this'll work here...o wow, lookit that groovy caterpillar" ....

[LPS]

Rebs, send some to me.