How to use Wood Smoking Chips Video

What are wood smoking chips and how to use them!

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Presenter:
How to use wood smoking chips?
What are wood smoking chips?
Well, these are those little chips of different flavored woods that you get in the bag that you use for smoking.
They come in different sizes and shapes.
You can use them dry or soak.
You can soak them in water, beer, wine or juices.
As an example, if you put dry wood chips on your charcoal it starts to smoke rather quickly and it proceeds to engulf itself in flames creating, in my opinion, a harsh smoke.
Putting soaked wood chips on charcoal takes a little longer to start smoking and even longer to catch on fire creating what I believe is a sweeter release of smoke.
Closing the lid does smother the flames and the chips will smoke for a longer period.
But there is what I feel a better alternative.
Take a large sheet of aluminum foil, add some soaked chips and some dry chips, mix them up.
We are looking for 50/50 ratio.
And then close for a packet making sure that you fold both wings back in on itself so that you will have 3 thick layers of aluminum foil.
Flip your packet over and puncture some holes in the top.
Place your packet on some hot coals and enjoy that sweet smoke from those apple chips.
Without the flare-up your wood chips will last much longer this way.
So tell me what you think in the comments below, do you use wood chips wet or dry?
What secrets or tips do you have?
Hey, that’s it.
Thanks for watching.
This is Gary House with Cooking Everything Outdoors show.
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