How to Smoke with Wood Chips

Get great tips for smoking meat with wood chips from grilling expert Jamie Purviance.

1. Use wood chips with your charcoal or gas grill. If you are using a gas grill make sure that you use a smoker box. Soak the chips for 30 minutes before adding them to the grill.

2. Use chunks of wood with water smokers. You don't need to soak wood chunks before adding to a water smoker.

[COYOTEA]

I wrap my chips in a piece of heavy aluminum foil & punch holes in the foil then put it on the hot coals. works great. No need for any smoker box etc.

[wadehunt]

i use foil 2 pie plates wrap the chips up leave the sides open and punch holes on top

[quintincrum]

Are wood chips better when cooking chicken in direct heat or indirect heat?

[sushiacid]

Do you need a smoker box for a charcoal bbq? Just bought a cheap smoker, or can you just place them in to the coal?

[HappiLittleVegemite]

This was very informative and extremely helpful, thank you

[MyREDTAIL]

Can they be used in a stove top smoker instead of the fine ground up Wood chips also.?

[simpledate]

Hi, Nice video, I have a small question: I have a lot of bad apples that have fallen off the apple tress, can u put those apples on the charcoal to smoke the meat with them (instead of apple wood) ? anyone tried this before and what do you think the results will be ? Thanks.

[jakejakejakejake]

lol and how do i do it without a grill ahah wanted the version with a box or something

[candacemaree]

I'm still curious as to whether you add the wood once the charcoal is smoking, or whether you wait until you're ready to put your meat on

[jjajajajuajauajaua]

Y recuerden que si el agua moja entonces el agua esta mojada jo jo jo

[pastori]

No soaking! Why? Soaking creates steam, and that is not going to help you to get that bbq flavor.

If you have that Weber smoker box or similar, I suggest you cover those holes in the bottom with tin foil. Then add dry chips and put that box right on top of flavorizer bar. No flareups whatsoever, and no steam. Even if you open the lid of the grill to adjust food, it doesn’t catch flame.

[EazyT]

Do not wet wood chips! U will get very dirty smoke

[vadymvolodko]

I was using woodprix instructions to make it and I did it already :)

[romaineathey]

You can use woodprix, it has the best handbooks and ready instructions. You can learn much from them and make it yourself.

[shantahsieh]

I made it myself thanks to woodprix website.

[beliajkrouinc]

I did something very similar, my plans from stodoys helped me with this.

[vetalturlin]

This tn use woodprix, it has the best handbooks and ready instructions. You can learn much from them and make it yourself.

[jessicasommy]

Instructions from the Stodoys site perfect for beginners.

[kaneohe]

No need to soak the wood chips in water

[DJ_TRON]

You lost credibility by telling people to wet their wood chips