Controling amount of smoke in a stick burner

[Rodcrafter]

I think it comes down to learning the pit and preheated wood. I have 2 pits that were built according to the calculator and I can make either of them run any temperature I want. If the FB is under sized it will cause problems with temperature. jm2cw


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[temurf]

You might be careful, mesquite is supposed to be the most smoky and most acrid woods.

I can say from experience that mesquite can give your meat an overpowering bitter flavor if you are not careful.
I sometimes throw in a stick or two of mesquite amongst the pecan that I usually use, but if I use only mesquite, there is just way too much smoke flavor for my taste.