Thanks for all the advice, all will be mashed into my brain and I'll see what squeezes out.
The part deux: I'm using aged apple wood as my smoke. I'm just making sure the wood chunks are well covered by the unlit brickets with a couple on the top with the fully lit brickets.
This is correct right?

The part deux: I'm using aged apple wood as my smoke. I'm just making sure the wood chunks are well covered by the unlit brickets with a couple on the top with the fully lit brickets.
This is correct right?