looking for more smoke

[chefmattya]

i recently took over the kitchen at a local Brewery/Restaurant. We use a Yoder Smoker YS 1500 to smoke the Chicken and Pork for the Menu. so around 80# of chicken, and 100# of pork butt throughout a week. we are brining, seasoning, them immediately going on to the smoker, i honestly feel like i am not getting a great smoke out put, no real visible smoke on a constant basis.
i have experience with pan smoking, smoking in the large box smokers, those seemed to be producing a palpable smoke.
i have smoked a lot of food in my career as a chef, but never used a pellet smoker. Is there a better way to get a stronger smoke from a pellet smoker?

[barkonbutts]

Get an tube smoker to supplement. A-maze-n tube smoker

http://www.amazenproducts.com/ or you can get from Owen's BBQ http://www.owensbbq.com/

Most of us pellet smokers here use them!

From Dayton!! Now go smoke some meat!!

[Bearcarver]

I use an AMNPS for all my smoking.

For a smoker your size I would recommend the Amazing Tube Smoker.

Here is the Web Site:
http://www.amazenproducts.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=12

The owner "Todd Johnson" is a Member of this Forum.

Bear----Welcome from Macungie, PA


And -----Brian types a lot faster than I.

[Richtee]

Welcome to Smoked-Meat. And yes pellets are not known for a solid smoke. Get a tube.

[SmokinOutBack]

Another vote for a tube smoker, and a big from New Jersey.

[Fishawn]

from Washington

I don't have a tube smoker, or similar, but seems to be what a lot of folks here like that have pellet smokers

[BYBBQ]

from Florida. It's what I hear from all the pellet smoker users.

[SMOKE FREAK]

from Kansas

[Doug S.]

from Utah

[gooose53]

I'm not a pellethead but from the friends I know that are - you have to get good quality pellets!! Will that give you smoke like a UDS or a WSM....probably not - but good quality pellets make a huge difference.

[dsgarner06]

I have both the AMZNTS and AMZNPS that I use for both cold-smoking in my YS640 or for supplementing smoke during cooks. Like others have mentioned, make sure that you are using good quality pellets like BBQ Delight, Lumberjacks, Bear Mountain, etc. that do not use oil flavoring adds. Stay away from brands like Traegar if you can, as those tend to produce bitter undertones in the smoke.

oh and by the way, welcome aboard!

[chefmattya]

Thanks everyone.