Thanks for the link, Shawn. I like the looks of "smoker tube"!

As far as soaking the chips, I mostly grill beef over NG. And I'm inherently lazy. When I used charcoal, I soaked the chips for an extended period (usually in black beer) and threw them on the coals. I really don't need an extended smoking period, since I've only got the food on the grill for ~15 minutes anyway.

My wife likes apple better than Mesquite. 'nuff said.

You guys are making me hungry! Great thread; let's continue to share on this.

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