Hi all,
I didn't see any other spot to post this so I am putting this here. I am a newbie so still learning. The amount of wood for a particular smoke is still rather elusive to me. The weight is critical to getting a good smoke. I was getting tired of bringing my wood chunks to the kitchen scale to sort through them to get the size I wanted. I also didn't like taking the scale to the wood. I purchased a small scale from Harbor Freight that I am dedicating just to the wood. It is called a pocket scale. I have mixed feelings about Harbor Freight stuff, but his little guy seems very nice. It weighs up to just over one pound. Which is way more than we will ever need for a smoke. Because of the low weight limit, it has tremendous resolution. It shows three decimals on ounces. The accuracy seems spot on. The regular price is $9.99. Using one of the readily available 20% off coupons made it about $8.00. So far it seems to work great. It is small, about the size of a stack of index cards. Perfect for chunks of wood. I am just going to stick it in a ziploc bag and keep it with my wood. The only thing I don't care for is that it defaults to grams. a press of the mode button switches it to ounces. You have to do this every time. No real issue, just a very minor annoyance.
I am really starting to love this smoking thing.