PaulyWally
Assistant Cook
Let me preface this thread by saying that I am not a good griller or BBQer. However, my family just bought me a low-mid level gas grill for a present. So I'm trying to learn.
I saw someone use a smoke box on a gas grill and I wanted to try it. Someone suggested not wasting the money and just use aluminum foil.
So, I bought some hickory chips and followed the directions on the bag (wrap them in foil, poke some holes, set on grill). But I got no smoke after 20 minutes.
So I put the foil packet on the side burner thinking I could get it started there, and move it to the grill once it was smoldering. But after transferring it to the grill, the smoke would die after a couple minutes.
By now, I'm frustrated because I'm wasting propane trying to get the chips going. So I pull out a blowtorch and start the chips directly. Again, the smoke would die within a matter of minutes.
So what the heck am I doing wrong?
I saw someone use a smoke box on a gas grill and I wanted to try it. Someone suggested not wasting the money and just use aluminum foil.
So, I bought some hickory chips and followed the directions on the bag (wrap them in foil, poke some holes, set on grill). But I got no smoke after 20 minutes.
So I put the foil packet on the side burner thinking I could get it started there, and move it to the grill once it was smoldering. But after transferring it to the grill, the smoke would die after a couple minutes.
By now, I'm frustrated because I'm wasting propane trying to get the chips going. So I pull out a blowtorch and start the chips directly. Again, the smoke would die within a matter of minutes.
So what the heck am I doing wrong?