two things that really help faux smoke ring that don't involve pink salt:
1) liquify celery and use in a brine
2) use celery salt instead of salt in the rub
if you like celery, this is a win win.
if you don't like celery, it's not worth it.
as far as a smoke ring goes:
20 minutes of full blast on the element and some increased airflow, like the jerky dryer will make the wood catch fire.
Hey Joe,
When is was researching how to create a faux smoke ring with an electric smoker, celery was mentioned.
I noticed in your post you listed liquify celery and celery salt, have you used either in your smokes and what were the results.
Thanks in advance!
Greg
The liquify celery thing involves cleaning the food processor, so it doesn't happen often at all.
I did that once on a brisket, but also used celery salt and got a nice ring.
Using just celery salt works too, although not as well using both.
Here are some pics of the last butt I smoked using celery salt in place of all other salt:
http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=3966.msg34667#msg34667I did have combustion going on in that smoke as well with the fan and high heat at the beginning.
I need to repeat that process minus the celery salt to see which one is doing it, but I like celery!