Do you Need Tuning Plates in an Offset Smoker? | Ep 49

I answer viewer questions in this Q&A Thursday Chat Vlog.
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0:35 When smoking on my WSM, there is always a film of black tar stuff that almost seals the lid shut? Am I doing something wrong?
1:53 What's the first thing you learned how to BBQ?
3:08 Have you heard of aluminum leaching into your food when you use it for cooking?
5:13 Will you show us how to make a Texas-sized cannonball splash?
6:01 How many tuning plates do you have in your Yoder Wichita offset smoker?
8:38 Do you have a jeep? If so, which grill or smoker do you pack in it?
9:52 What has caused your biggest draw in viewers?
13:39 Do you think barometric pressure change, such as a thunderstorm rolling in, effects grill temps?
15:29 What is the difference between cold and hot smoking?
18:01 Is it dangerous to cook poultry over meat?
19:02 What does it mean when smokers say it's a clean burn or dirty burn?
20:58 I someone were to smoke, BBQ, or grill wild game, should that person cook that meat to a higher temp?
23:07 Have you ever had any cooking disasters or cooked some things that didn't turn out right?
27:09 I only ever really see you cooking one thing? Do you ever cook beef ribs and pork ribs? Or pork shoulder and beef brisket at the same time?
30:14 Do you put the meat on at differeent times or would you take them off at different times and leave them wrapped until the other meat is done?
32:11 I want to cold smoke using a WSM by using a hot plate on the lower rack and a cast rion pan with my wood chips in it. Will that work?
33:08 When doing a Crawfish boil, what alternatives would you add instead of Crawfish if they were not available in my area?
36:34 Have you ever smoked with orange tree wood or lemon wood?
38:14 I'm thinking of low and slow smoking a goose and crisping it up at the end of cook. Do you have any suggestions?
41:00 Is the thermometer that comes on the WSM accurate?

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