need smoking tips

I have a gas smoker and i could us some tips on smoking meat from you guys.

Do I always use the pan of water when smoking
Do you soak you chips in water??
I am trying to smoke fish at 160 and jerky at 170 and its kida hard to get alot of smoke.

What temps do you smoke at??









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No single 'right' way to do it, that's for sure!!!!

Quick answers from me:

No, I do not always use a pan of water. In fact, I rarely do, especially with jerkey.

Yes, I soak the chips in water.

I generally look for lower temps than you've mentioned. I generally smoke my jerkey at around 140. Salmon, just a bit warmer. Long & slow.....

Good luck!

S.

I use my water pan. I once didnt do that and had a bit of grease built up and I ended up with a fire in there that burnt my tri-tips.

I use bbq pellets sometimes--the hickory ones. I have both soaked and not soaked my other woods but generally do not.

I smoke at 250 or so when I am doing most meats, but would use less heat for jerky, etc.

Every smoker is different.

Any meat smoked is great.