Advice on smoking

[ganesh]

I want to take up smoking, I hear that's what all the cool kids do.

But seriously, big fans of bbqing and smoked food, only had a gas BBQ the past couple of years so looking forward to doing it properly again.

I think we'll be buying a 57cm weber smokey mountain and a chimney starter from b&q.

What other accessories would you chaps recommend?
Where is a good place to buy some decent wood chunks?
And how much wood is needed for a long (say 10 hour) smoking session?

Also any tips and tricks are welcome, haven't smoked anything before.

Thanks people.

 

[ganesh]

Me too, thought there were some hardcore BBQ fans on here. Thanks for your reply anyway buddy.

For anyone else wanting information or advice on smoking/bbqing using a weber then look here - http://tvwbb.com/
It's a veritable treasure chest of information.

 

[ganesh]

Things are progressing, I have ordered 24kg of Big K restaurant grade lump wood charcoal. I will be ordering the smoker and a 2kg pack of hickory chunks very soon, will buy a box of wood in bulk from here http://bbqsmokingwood.co.uk/ to tide me over for a while afterwards.

I will be buying the Maverick ET-732 wireless temperature probe soon also, but initially will have to make do with a wired probe and having to go outside to check it.

I also think the 57cm will be a tad excessive, so have decided on the 47cm. Most of the time I'm just going to be cooking for 2 people, so the smaller one will be fine.