Why Can't I get a Thin Blue Smoke on my WSM? | Ep 38

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0:50 Have you ever done a Fajita meat cook without using a marinade, dry rub only? What are your thoughts on how this would work?
2:08 I'm having a hard time getting thin blue smoke on my WSM? Does it help to cover the wood with coals?
7:18 Should I preheat the wood for the WSM or should I place all the wood chunks on the lit coals right from the start?
8:44 Have you ever used cedar planks in your cooker? If so, how was your results?
11:30 You being from Louisiana and growing up cooking there, how much of Louisiana still shows up in your cooking? Or, have you lost your roots of Louisiana cooking?
13:50 Have your briskets ever turned out like a roast?
17:37 What would be a better knife to trip with, a boning knife or a filleting knife? And what size would you use?
19:13 Is there a knife brand that you prefer or is any kind good enough?
20:15 Have you considered doing an injected vs non-injected pork butt cook on the offset?
21:15 Is there a difference in cooking times between the Yoder smoker and a less expensive offset smoker?
22:30 When it comes to pork, what is your favorite cut between the pork butt and a picnic ham?
23:30 Which does a better job on a brisket? The Kamado Joe or your Wichita?
24:16 Do you enjoy freshwater fishing or salt water fishing?
25:17 Have you ever considered selling BBQ rubs under the T-ROY COOKS brand?
25:42 Can you do a water pan vs no water pan smoke out on the WSM to settle this once and for all? I'm curious if sand in the water pan produces the same results as water?
26:32 What is your take on smoke houses? Have you ever considered owning one or do you already own one?
28:23 Can you use butcher paper for wrapping a brisket in a ceramic cooker?
29:01 Have you ever thought about getting into radio? I think you have the voice for it and I am surprised that their aren't any BBQ shows on radio?
30:30 Have you heard about smoking meat causing cancer? What are your thoughts?
32:28 I'd like to hear, after you've smoked a few more times on the Pit Barrel Cooker, how it compares to the WSM?

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