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So...my wife gave this fella here to me for my upcoming b-day.
https://www.charbroil.com/analog-electric-smoker
We've both wanted one of these guys for a very long time, so we are excited to get using it.
I know they're not actual chips, but she also bought a bag of Traeger Applewood pellets.
Yesterday, I started simple smoking some salmon and it honestly came out really good. I'll admit there's some procedural stuff I'm still getting used to and it's also apparent I need a decent thermometer as opening the thing over and over to check temp was not smart.
The pellets created decent smoke....at times. On a higher setting, it smoked well and when I'd take it to over 300 F, it would smoke...but it didn't make much at the 225F I cooked the fish at. Not sure if visible smoke is necessary or not. In the end, the fish was delicious and had a great flavor, so it wasn't a failure.
Any help/advise would be awesome...I'm looking forward to messing with this thing. My next attempt is on a pork loin next weekend.
https://www.charbroil.com/analog-electric-smoker
We've both wanted one of these guys for a very long time, so we are excited to get using it.
I know they're not actual chips, but she also bought a bag of Traeger Applewood pellets.
Yesterday, I started simple smoking some salmon and it honestly came out really good. I'll admit there's some procedural stuff I'm still getting used to and it's also apparent I need a decent thermometer as opening the thing over and over to check temp was not smart.
The pellets created decent smoke....at times. On a higher setting, it smoked well and when I'd take it to over 300 F, it would smoke...but it didn't make much at the 225F I cooked the fish at. Not sure if visible smoke is necessary or not. In the end, the fish was delicious and had a great flavor, so it wasn't a failure.
Any help/advise would be awesome...I'm looking forward to messing with this thing. My next attempt is on a pork loin next weekend.