yellow smoke

[Al Howell]

I know i have seen this topic before but could not find it when i searched---I have cooked on my wsm for approximately 10 times---during the last two times, i notice the color of the smoke had a yellow tint to it--for the first 5 smokes, i used soaked chunks of hickory and pecan---i quite as i thought i remembered this would cause yellow smoke---but i am just now seeing the yellow smoke---please advise as to how to get rid of it or if it is bad or not---meat still tastes great---

 

[Jerry N.]

Are you sure your smoke wood is not green (as in not dry)? Typically you'll get a white smoke early on in the firing of a wsm, but then the smoke goes to be almost invisible. I've never had yellow smoke.

Did it stay that way for a long time or was it just for a very short while? Maybe some grease of something left from the last cook???

 

[Al Howell]

the wood was dry i think--it came from academy sports--a bag of hickory chunks---the yellow smoke didnt smart until about 1/2 way through the smoke----it wasnt a bright yellow, but definately a yellow tint---could it be that i have a creosode(sp) build up?

just a thought---

thanks

 

[Jerry N.]

I think I would check the inside of the lid to make sure there isn't any flaking (if so, brush it off) then do a high heat cook - like a chicken, with a foiled pan and no water. Then see if on your next low cook you get any yellow smoke.

The only other thing I could think of is if you are foiling your pan and using water, a leak in the foil will cause a wicking effect and dribble water onto the coals. Not sure if that's happening in your case, but something to consider.

 

[Rich Langer]

Yellow Smoke?? Have you been going where the huskies go?

 

[Al Howell]

huskies===not familiar with that one===

 

[Doug D]

Frank Zappa

Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow.

 

[Jerry N.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Doug D:
Frank Zappa

Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You can always count on Doug to get the good information.