White vs blue smoke- I was just corrected on white

[shellbellc]

So somebody on my facebook made the hillbilly smoker as he called it, kind of a cool set-up. But he had white smoke billowing out of the thing. Now he is just learning the process on this new smoker. Well I mentioned cool smoker, wayyyy too much white smoke. Told him he wants to look at getting a nice thin blue going.

He replied back, blue for cooking, white for preserving. Now I have NEVER seen that on here. Has this argument been hashed out before? I haven't replied back on it yet, wanted to run it past the masses here.

[Bkndsdl]

I've never heard that either, I'd be interested to hear thoughts on that but I had a guy one time tell me this little rhyme he used:

'Smoke is white, Air is right, Smoke is black, Air it lacks'.........lol, no mention of TBS. I haven't eaten any of his stuff.......

[Bearcarver]

My personal opinion is Light blue is best, but light white is not a problem.

However Heavy any color can be & is generally a bad thing.

I like to say Many Many hours of light smoke is good, but even a short time of Heavy smoke can be bad!! IMHO

Bear

[HawgHeaven]

Yeah, heavy billowing smoke of any kind/color is a bad thing...

[TasunkaWitko]

It sounds like someone needs to explain to him what smoke actually is.

[gmotoman]

Will smoke color change with the amount of moisture in the air? I live in Oregon and when I smoke in the fall, or spring I always seem to have white smoke. In the summer basically using the same techniques on the same smoker I have no issue generating the thin blue.

Summertime.

[Richtee]

Sure... creosote is a preservative.

[HawgHeaven]

You have to adjust your air intake/exhaust to compensate for cooler/wetter conditions... moisture in the air will certainly make a difference, and you may have to let the coals get "set in" a little longer.

My Klose is a beast in the winter months... I have to fire it up way early and go thru LOTS of wood and charcoal to get it right, butt it is a dream machine once rolling.

[shellbellc]

Here is the pic I replied to yesterday. It's actually a video but I just took a snap of it.

[Doug S.]

Here is the pic I replied to yesterday. It's actually a video but I just took a snap of it.

yup that should be no problem

[Bearcarver]

Here is the pic I replied to yesterday. It's actually a video but I just took a snap of it.

LOL----'Nuff Said !!!

Cough--Cough--Hack--Hack!!!


Bear

[shellbellc]

A little better today. He's actually smoking a venison shoulder over maple. Still too much for me.

[TasunkaWitko]

I've never been a fan of the Rube Goldberg contraptions, when there are so many other viable and ultimately hassle-free options, but yeah...WAY too much billowing white smoke, in my opinion.

[Bearcarver]

If I was him, I'd be pissed at my neighbors for not calling the Fire Department !!!
Could be a 3 Alarm Fire!!!

My Uncle "Smokey" (The Bear) would not like to see that much Smoke!!


Bear

[TasunkaWitko]

Airflow, airflow, airflow....