Old timer at a competition in KC told me I was overdoing the smoke

Back in 2018 at the American Royal, this guy named Hank walked past my booth and said "son, you're chasing flavor you can't taste" after he saw me adding wood chunks every hour. I was using hickory and cherry like a madman, trying to get that perfect ring but he told me to let the meat speak for itself and just use one wood. Cut back to straight oak and a lighter hand, and my ribs actually scored better the next year. Anyone else get a reality check from a veteran that changed how you fire your smoker?

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mila_jones391d ago

Figured Hank was just cranky, turns out he was saving me from becoming a smoke chimney.

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mark_fisher481d ago

Man, that's one way to look at it. Guess I better start listening to the grumpy folks more.