Cook Times

[TmanEater]

Roger that. I did a smoke tonight without the chip screen since I've been using it for the past 5 smokes or so. I used one chunk of peach and some apple chips. Both were boated in foil and I didn't notice any real difference from prior smokes in terms of burn upon completion. I'll try to experiment more as time goes on to see if other variables make a difference.

[BedouinBob]

I suspect that it is partly an altitude thing with me. I had the chips at the back of the box where it should be hottest. I did us a screen. Tony, do you find you can cold smoke with chunks? The real reason I got the chips was to allow me to do a cold smoke for my bacon et al.

[DivotMaker]

Bob, I always use chunks, but I split them for cold smoking.  I have a sharp hatchet, and a hammer, which makes the work easy.  I'd say I split off about 1/4" to 3/8" "splits."  I find this works well, and I don't need to buy chips or a chip screen (they're long enough they won't fall through the holes).

[BedouinBob]

I'll give it a try. I have some chips to use up first.... 

[DivotMaker]

Certainly nothing wrong with chips - many folks love the way they work.  I just love the way chunks work for most of my smokes, so I improvise for the very infrequent cold smokes.