Thanks for the video. I used two tube smokers for the first time in my pit boss vertical smoker to make summer sausage. A few pellets soaked in at least 70% household alcohol for 5 minutes then added to the tube gave me an easy light. I only used the tube smokers for the first two hours with no heat. Then, I turned on the pit boss at a temp of 140 for the next hour and then 180 for the last hour until my internal temp was 155. it worked great with a lot of smoke. I am sold on the tube smoker. Thanks again.
Thanks for posting this video. It gave the best idea on how to light the pellets. I used the pellet tube on my gas grill to make my first burnt ends yesterday. Everyone thought it came out amazing
Great tutorial! I just fired up my tube, which looks just like yours. We're doing a cold smoke of 2 hours on both salmon and mullet. After the cold smoke is done, I'll be cooking the mullet an additional 2-3 hours at maybe 180 or so. Being a native Floridian, I love smoked mullet and haven't had any in 30+ years, so today's the day.
@@TheAmericanSmoke I went with Cherry today, and it turned out good. Next time though, I'm going to go with a stronger tasting wood like hickory or mesquite to see if I can get the flavor from my youth.
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Excellent idea. I’m going to order one and have to do some cold smokes. That’s what mainly interests me. The cold smoke in my smoker makes it too hot for cheese.
A lot of people use these for cold smoking and are really happy with the results. Come over to my Facebook group sometime and share your cooks. American Smoke Carnivores Smoke on!!!
I got a pellet grill couple weeks ago because I don’t like to babysit meet white cooks. But I’ve cooked a lot of meat on a smoker and I notice right off the bat there wasn’t enough smoke. I went to Lowe’s and bought a smoke tube for the Pit Boss and it is a Pit Boss smoke tube. I scan the code on my phone thinking it would tell me about the smoke tube but yet it led me to other smoke boss products which kinda angered me. So I pulled up smoke tube on UA-cam. Yours was the first video very informative thank you sir.
The pellets tube take the smoke flavor up a notch or two, but check out one of my more recent videos on how to amp up your smoke flavor on a pellet grill. ua-cam.com/video/7KPjpFST0So/v-deo.htmlsi=cOG7uttVjSjCNx3l Thanks for watching!
Great video! Just bought a tube today. Smoking a butt in the am. Competition blend in my hopper and apple is going into the tube. Thanks for the great content.
I have had that smoke tube for a couple years and didn’t even know I could put pellets in it I put wood chips and was lighting the thing in the middle burned out pretty quick never blew out the fire lol!
I love your videos i have the same smoker as you. I been using tubes for years cold smoking bacon and ham. I put the the tube in pitboss...great results! Thank you for that. But i didn't spend 500 to have to help it along. So found out rural king pellets are bigger and put alot more smoke
@@TheAmericanSmoke i ment 500 dollars for the pit boss. Rural king pellets (now that I've used them) does a little better but the tube is still the best option
What? That’s awesome! So you have smoke in your blood for sure. Thanks for watching my video and for commenting. If you’re not, it would be great to have you as a subscriber! Thanks!!!
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Got a Pit Boss 1250 Platinum. Nice grill. Check it out. It's a Walmart exclusive model. Anyway, I wanted a smoke tube for long cooks. I already had a 12", so I bought another 12" and removed the top from one and the bottom from the other and used a stainless steel hose clamp to connect them together. Works great. A 24" inch smoke tube that lasts 8+ hours.
My only concern is whether it burns hot enough to produce clean smoke. I've also seen people use smoke boxes with a few charcoal briquettes and then once they are going you put a couple of wood chunks on them.
It’s a big help. Check out this new video I made on how to improve the smoke tube even further. ua-cam.com/video/95TiO1Am-8A/v-deo.html Thanks for watching! Smoke on!!!
I started by cold smoking my pulled pork then cooking in an oven. Then I built a carcoal smoker and threw in lump wood. I just upgraded to a traeger. Set it N forget it is noce, but there's almost no smoke flavor. Cold smoking had the best results for that. I'll git me one a these.
i recently bought this smoker to replace a propane smoker that i would use wood chunks and chips which often left my meat bitter. can i assume with this having the fan motor should help with keeping the smoke moving over the meat and out to eliminate this bitterness ?
I’ve enjoyed your video so much. I went out and bought a copperhead and I love it but I can’t get it to smoke the way I see in the videos so I bought a smoke tube and the goddamn thing won’t stay smoking. It keeps going out any suggestions thank you.
Just bought a tube - not the same brand, but a tube. Looks like smoked queso on Friday! Keep up your videos! These are short and easy to understand. Plus, I just bought the same smoker.
Hey Kevin! Thank for checking out my content. Did you watch m smoked queso video? ua-cam.com/video/T8bCbnAlF2o/v-deo.html I made 3 parts on this but this video is the one you need. If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber! Thanks!!!
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I either fire it up while the pit is igniting if I light it in the pit or I’ll fire it up when I’m about 20 degrees from set temp if I’m lighting it outside of the pit.
Hi. I'm a newbie to smoking. Is that a Pellet smoker? I just bought a Pit Boss vertical electric smoker (PBV3A1). I called Pit Boss and they said no, don't use pellets, they'll get too hot. Did they mean if I just put them in the tray underneath? You think I could use that tube and put them in my electric smoker?
Hey Eddie! Mine is a pellet smoker. Which means it uses pellets as its primary heat source.You can definitely put pellets in the smoke tube and use it in your smoker. I would stick with Pit Boss recommendations as far as what you use in the smoker itself though. The smoke tube is always a good option to get more smoke flavor onto your food. I’ve never used the unit that you have, but I feel like most of the time wood chips are recommended. This is the tube I use and I have nothing but good things to say about it. amzn.to/3caZRbO Thanks for watching my video! If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber. Thanks!
I bought one of these a while back and they are groovy at making smoke. I have the .......6 or 8 inch one and can get 4-6 hours of smoke on that thing.
It's a shame pellet grills tend to burn really pure that you don't get much smoke flavor, I didn't know that when I got my pitboss Austin XL.. i love the ease of use but if im doing a smaller cook I turn to my electric masterbuilt smoker with wood chips.. Basically what you mentioned in your video. The smoke smells amazing on a pellet grill when cooking but the results are average. I do have a smoke tube the helps but yah I woulda went a different route had I known this..
I used it tonight but man I had a fire at the end of the tube after 1 hour, I had to get it out quickly. I did wood chips and pellets, what could I have done wrong?
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! You definitely won’t regret having a smoke tube laying around when you want one. If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber. Thanks!
The lack of air flow from below the pellets will probably limit your ability to keep it going inside the closed chamber. It may be worth a shot though! Good luck
I tried a tube and an Amazin box but I had them too close to the main here and all the pellets went up and I had a huge heat spike. I am going to move my water tray up a couple notches and the smoke tube will be probably above the water to avoid spontaneous combustion
It’s always a good idea to avoid spontaneous combustion. Always Make sure the tube doesn’t have fat dripping down onto it. Thanks for watching. If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber! Thanks
@@TheAmericanSmoke No drippings. Just to close to the pellet smoker heat source. I have the Sportsman 7 vertical smoker. It really needs a PID WiFi controller, otherwise I love the plentiful space to smoke everything
@@TheAmericanSmoke I meant if only using the pellet tube for smoke like on a non pellet grill how strong is the smoke flavor. I read Pit Boss Pellets have the least smoke flavor and the most ash. What is your experience.
@@DavidMoriconiM3inspect I mix pellets with chips. Solves the problem of pellets burning too quickly and chips burning out. Another key is not to let either be exposed to excessive humidity either in the hopper or bag. High moisture content affects their performance.
This cold smoking process is perfect, if you sous vide meats, but want that extra smoky taste on the outside you can sous vide it for let’s say 20 hours and then throw it on the smoker with this in there for maybe two hours three hours to give it that smoky flavor and look
@American Smoke I have a question for you. It's about using the pellet tube in a charcoal grill. Can you light the tube by setting it on top of hot coals?
Thanks for the video! I’ve got the same model and always have a ton of smoke coming from the pellet hopper. Never seems to ignite the hopper, just lots of smoke. Every had this issue or know of a fix? Definitely will be picking up a smoke tube too!
I’ve never had that problem. May need to do a thorough cleanup of your area surrounding your igniter and fan. If that does not work, contact Pit Boss. I’ll look into it as well and see what’s up. Let me know if this helps or if you find another solution. Thanks for watching my video and for commenting. It would be great to have you as a subscriber. Thanks!!!
@@TheAmericanSmoke I just picked up this model and I noticed there was smoking coming out of my pellet Hopper as well. Seems to come from the crevice in the pellet Hopper behind the control panel on the side. I've only had it for a day and the handle on the back already broke off 🤦. Time to get a new handle from pit boss otherwise it's going back to Lowes lol
@@skatRdie0 wow! Did you do the assembly yourself or pick it up assembled. It may be some human error involved. I assembled mine myself and made sure everything was secured on nice and tight. The handle on the back of mine is very solid. I cant believe yours broke off! Dan dude, maybe your hitting the gym too much. Ha Seriously though, I would contact Pit Boss and see what they say.
@@TheAmericanSmoke haha yeah I assembled myself and everything is super tight. The welds that hold the bar onto the flat portion against the smoker (part that the screws go through) broke/bent right apart from each other. I noticed when putting it on it had a little surface rust/dust so definitely a defective piece. Super weird for a brand new unit...but anyways I called up pit boss this morning and they're sending me out a new handle for free so I'm stoked. My first cook on it came out great (ribs and wings). Thanks for pumping out the content on this smoker I was stuck between the copper 3 series and this one and your videos helped me decide!
@@skatRdie0 Dude that's awesome! All my interactions with Pit Boss customer service have been stellar. I'm glad to hear your cook went well. Let me know if you ever need any help. Thanks!
Love your videos brother. I've got the exact same smoker that you are using. I've had it about a year and love it. I just did my first burn with a smoke tube. I did some nice thick chops. I had the chops on the middle rack and the smoke tube on the bottom rack. Chops turned out excellent but it seemed like the ones that were directly above the tube cooked a little faster. Is that something that you've encountered or was that just an odd occurance.
Oh yeah! I have learned to keep my tube off to one side or underneath my aluminum pan. That’s a big benefit to having so many shelves. That tube puts off more heat that some people realize. Thanks for watching my video! Reach out anytime
Good smoke is what’s known as clean smoke. Light grey, light blue and sometimes even clear. Produces a light Smokey sweet flavor. Bad smoke, or dirty smoke, is cloudy. Darker grey to black and thicker than clean smoke. Has a much higher content of soot and creosote. Droplets of other chemicals that haven’t gotten hot enough to burn up can also be found in this type of smoke. Produces a much heavier smoke flavor on the food but is typically bitter and a turn off on the pallet of most.
@@mcconn746 I find that the smoke tube produces mildly dirty smoke but not a detrimental amount. They effectively put more smoke flavor and color on my bbq. Most home cooks prefer to use them. Professionals don’t care as much for them. Mad Scientist BBQ did a video a while back in this topic and he did not prefer the flavor. He is a pro though and typically uses all wood fires in a traditional stick burning pit to produce his bbq. A pellet smoker will never duplicate that type of bbq. They are just different. I hope this helps! Come over to American Smoke Carnivores on FaceBook sometime. Smoke on!!!
i hate to say pit boss dropped the ball on the pvb4ps2 vertical smoker. It cooks well - don't get me wrong however - there is almost no smoke flavor what so ever. You actually get more smoke flavor from the pit boss grill's instead ' The fact that to get more smoke flavor is to use a smoke tube ' says it all.
I’ve got plans for smoked salmon and tuna. I may also smoke a catfish. Make sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell. That way you never miss a new video. Thanks for watching my video!
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No offense meant . Why spend a lot of money on a smoker that must have an accessory added to get it right . I will stick with my stainless 55 gallon drum grille/smoker I made 32 years ago .
It’s sort of like adding a water pan to a offset stick burner. It’s not necessary, but it makes things come out a little bit better. Thanks for watching! Smoke on!!!
Pellet smokers are definitely their own breed. Definitely not a stick burner but definitely not an over. They can for sure produce delicious BBQ though. Thanks for watching! Smoke on!!!
The pellet smoker is more of a set it and forget it tool. Nothing wrong with offsets. That’s the quality of bbq everyone is striving for. Not everyone has the time though. That’s where the pellet tube comes in. It gets the bbq just a little closer to offset quality. Thanks for watching and for the enthusiasm. Smoke on!!!
Wow I bet everything and everyone annoys you... Everyone needs support for their channel.. If they don't get likes and shares they don't grow and don't make any money! Then they not gonna make any more videos, dummy!!
@@TheAmericanSmoke you know it man ..just smoked a butt today on the ole stick burner ..my auger motor went out on the Pitt boss ..even gonna sub your channel hope you do well with the channel and wishing you and your loved ones the best
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Thanks for the video. I used two tube smokers for the first time in my pit boss vertical smoker to make summer sausage. A few pellets soaked in at least 70% household alcohol for 5 minutes then added to the tube gave me an easy light. I only used the tube smokers for the first two hours with no heat. Then, I turned on the pit boss at a temp of 140 for the next hour and then 180 for the last hour until my internal temp was 155. it worked great with a lot of smoke. I am sold on the tube smoker. Thanks again.
Cool method. It’s always a good time trying something new while smoking meats.
Thanks for watching and for sharing. Smoke on!!!
Prior to loading my smoke tube I like to mix 50% pellets and 50% wood chips. Really helps get some actual smoke flavor on the protein
Right on! I use that method sometimes as well. I use 3/1 pellets to chips.
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Thanks for posting this video. It gave the best idea on how to light the pellets. I used the pellet tube on my gas grill to make my first burnt ends yesterday. Everyone thought it came out amazing
Awesome! Glad I could help. Smoke on!!!
I’d have to agree! Adding a smoke-tube to to a pellet grill/smoker is an absolute game changer!
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It is a game changer... it makes you wish you would've just bought a "smoker" the first time.
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I just bought one on Amazon and using it today this is the first video that popped up
Thanks for watching! Good luck on your cook
I didn't know what a smoke tube was. You kept talking about it. First I thought it was the smokers chimney. Thanks for posting it. Albeit a year old.
I use mine on most cooks.
Kept talking about rolling smoke. I thought we were hanging with Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson.
@mizark2029 you never know
Great tutorial! I just fired up my tube, which looks just like yours. We're doing a cold smoke of 2 hours on both salmon and mullet. After the cold smoke is done, I'll be cooking the mullet an additional 2-3 hours at maybe 180 or so. Being a native Floridian, I love smoked mullet and haven't had any in 30+ years, so today's the day.
Oooooo what type of wood will you use on that mullet
@@TheAmericanSmoke I went with Cherry today, and it turned out good. Next time though, I'm going to go with a stronger tasting wood like hickory or mesquite to see if I can get the flavor from my youth.
Just purchased a smoke tube yesterday. I plan on cooking a turkey on the Pitt Boss for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
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As a cook myself bro I appreciate this . I will continue to follow . I’m smoking a meatloaf right now for dinner
I need to make a video on a smoked meatloaf
Share a pic with me on Instagram. @theamericansmoke
Excellent idea. I’m going to order one and have to do some cold smokes. That’s what mainly interests me. The cold smoke in my smoker makes it too hot for cheese.
A lot of people use these for cold smoking and are really happy with the results.
Come over to my Facebook group sometime and share your cooks.
American Smoke Carnivores
Smoke on!!!
I got a pellet grill couple weeks ago because I don’t like to babysit meet white cooks. But I’ve cooked a lot of meat on a smoker and I notice right off the bat there wasn’t enough smoke. I went to Lowe’s and bought a smoke tube for the Pit Boss and it is a Pit Boss smoke tube. I scan the code on my phone thinking it would tell me about the smoke tube but yet it led me to other smoke boss products which kinda angered me. So I pulled up smoke tube on UA-cam. Yours was the first video very informative thank you sir.
The pellets tube take the smoke flavor up a notch or two, but check out one of my more recent videos on how to amp up your smoke flavor on a pellet grill.
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Thanks for watching!
I love my smoke tube.. I have the same one in the video and a 6 inch one that I switch between depending on what I'm smoking on my pellet grill.
Same! Takes the bbq from this unit up a couple notches
9:30 Love uour videos. I have actually learned alot. Keep making them please. 😅
I’ll never stop. Smoke on!!!
Great video! Just bought a tube today. Smoking a butt in the am. Competition blend in my hopper and apple is going into the tube. Thanks for the great content.
Let me know how it turns out! Share with me on Instagram @theamericansmoke
Thanks!!!
I’m new to smoking so I’m definitely sold on this placing my order now
I use mine on most cooks! Thanks for watching!
I have had that smoke tube for a couple years and didn’t even know I could put pellets in it I put wood chips and was lighting the thing in the middle burned out pretty quick never blew out the fire lol!
You don’t know till you know! Smoke on!!!
I love your videos i have the same smoker as you. I been using tubes for years cold smoking bacon and ham. I put the the tube in pitboss...great results! Thank you for that. But i didn't spend 500 to have to help it along. So found out rural king pellets are bigger and put alot more smoke
Thanks for watching, my friend! Not sure what you mean about the 500? Where do you get Rural King pellets? Never heard of them
@@TheAmericanSmoke i ment 500 dollars for the pit boss. Rural king pellets (now that I've used them) does a little better but the tube is still the best option
Just got me a smoke tube to you in my electric smoker,mainly so I don't have to reload the chip tray every hour. Really looking forward to using it.
Smoke on brotha! Let me know how you like it.
If you haven’t already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber.
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@@TheAmericanSmoke you got it
@@bdp1966 awesome! Smoke on brotha!
My mama use to cold smoke my formula when I was baby! Mmmmm good. Great video bubba!
What? That’s awesome! So you have smoke in your blood for sure.
Thanks for watching my video and for commenting.
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"Since you were a little bitty 6 ounce baby (baby cry)" has me in tears I can't stop watching that part 😅😅😅omg hilarious
You know in your soul that this is true. Smoke on!!!
great video thanks for teaching us newbies.
You’re 100% welcome! Thanks for watching. Smoke on!!!
You sold me on getting one thank you I subscribed i will follow you for more great information
You will never look back. Thanks for the sub and welcome to the channel! Come over to American Smoke Carnivores on Facebook. See you there and smoke on!!!
I love these tubes i built a wood cold smoker....bacon ham cheese etc
Totally agree. One of my favorite bbq tools for sure.
Got a Pit Boss 1250 Platinum. Nice grill. Check it out. It's a Walmart exclusive model. Anyway, I wanted a smoke tube for long cooks. I already had a 12", so I bought another 12" and removed the top from one and the bottom from the other and used a stainless steel hose clamp to connect them together. Works great. A 24" inch smoke tube that lasts 8+ hours.
God Bless America!!!
@@TheAmericanSmoke Amen!
My only concern is whether it burns hot enough to produce clean smoke. I've also seen people use smoke boxes with a few charcoal briquettes and then once they are going you put a couple of wood chunks on them.
It’s sort of dirty. It’s a $20 dice roll to see if you prefer the end product or not. That not too bad
Pukka stuff matey, just ordered one, on its way from the States as i watch👍👍👍🇬🇧😎
Hey hey! Howdy, from across the pond!
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Just ordered a smoke tube…thx!
Nice! Check this one out.
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Will be having a smoke tube in the smoker from now on. great idea.
It’s a big help. Check out this new video I made on how to improve the smoke tube even further.
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@@TheAmericanSmoke Thanks for the link. Don't lose that humor of yours. smoke on!
God willing! Thanks for watching!
I started by cold smoking my pulled pork then cooking in an oven. Then I built a carcoal smoker and threw in lump wood. I just upgraded to a traeger. Set it N forget it is noce, but there's almost no smoke flavor. Cold smoking had the best results for that. I'll git me one a these.
For a lot of people, the smoke tube provides the flavor kick they have been looking for.
i recently bought this smoker to replace a propane smoker that i would use wood chunks and chips which often left my meat bitter. can i assume with this having the fan motor should help with keeping the smoke moving over the meat and out to eliminate this bitterness ?
I’ve never experienced bitterness from over smoking and I use my tube on most cooks.
Thanks for watching!
My smoke tube lit back up with flames after blowing it out 15 minutes later. How do you eliminate this from happening?
That happens sometimes. Especially if fat drips onto the tube. Typically, keep the door shut and most of the time it will burn out on its own.
thks for info on smoke tube sir just subbed looks like a great channel sir
Thanks! Welcome to the channel.
Can you put wood chips in that smoke tube along with the pellets?
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I’ve enjoyed your video so much. I went out and bought a copperhead and I love it but I can’t get it to smoke the way I see in the videos so I bought a smoke tube and the goddamn thing won’t stay smoking. It keeps going out any suggestions thank you.
Are you letting it burn for a while, around 10 minutes, before extinguishing the flame?
Just bought a tube - not the same brand, but a tube. Looks like smoked queso on Friday!
Keep up your videos! These are short and easy to understand. Plus, I just bought the same smoker.
Hey Kevin! Thank for checking out my content. Did you watch m smoked queso video?
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I made 3 parts on this but this video is the one you need.
If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber!
Thanks!!!
Great video. I’m sold. I’ll be buying a smoke tube.
Glad to help! I have an affiliate link to this one in the description of this video. Check it out.
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Do you light the smoke tube before you fire up the smoker/
I either fire it up while the pit is igniting if I light it in the pit or I’ll fire it up when I’m about 20 degrees from set temp if I’m lighting it outside of the pit.
Hi. I'm a newbie to smoking. Is that a Pellet smoker? I just bought a Pit Boss vertical electric smoker (PBV3A1). I called Pit Boss and they said no, don't use pellets, they'll get too hot. Did they mean if I just put them in the tray underneath? You think I could use that tube and put them in my electric smoker?
Hey Eddie! Mine is a pellet smoker. Which means it uses pellets as its primary heat source.You can definitely put pellets in the smoke tube and use it in your smoker. I would stick with Pit Boss recommendations as far as what you use in the smoker itself though. The smoke tube is always a good option to get more smoke flavor onto your food. I’ve never used the unit that you have, but I feel like most of the time wood chips are recommended.
This is the tube I use and I have nothing but good things to say about it.
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@@TheAmericanSmoke Thanks!
Anytime! Smoke on my brother
Just bought one hopefully it will help with smoking that turkey Thursday on the ole 820 pit boss
Oh yea! Huge difference. Let me know how it turns out. Hit me up with some pics on Instagram @theamericansmoke
@@TheAmericanSmoke I’m on it brotha.
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I bought one of these a while back and they are groovy at making smoke. I have the .......6 or 8 inch one and can get 4-6 hours of smoke on that thing.
Right on brotha! I use mine on most cooks.
Thanks for watching!
@@TheAmericanSmoke I'll probably watch all of your videos by the end of tomorrow.
Awesome! Let me know if you have questions
Thanks for watching!
Cld I use a smoke tube on smoking Mac and cheese?
For sure. Just know that the Mac takes smoke quite well and it intensifies for a day or two following the cook.
Oh wow. I'm in. I had no idea I could cold smoke salmon so easily. Or vegetables. Or cheese.
Great subscriber here! Thanks for the comment!
It's a shame pellet grills tend to burn really pure that you don't get much smoke flavor, I didn't know that when I got my pitboss Austin XL.. i love the ease of use but if im doing a smaller cook I turn to my electric masterbuilt smoker with wood chips.. Basically what you mentioned in your video. The smoke smells amazing on a pellet grill when cooking but the results are average.
I do have a smoke tube the helps but yah I woulda went a different route had I known this..
Thanks for watching! Try some of these tips out.
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I’ve been struggling with my brand new 4 series not getting hot enough. I’ve only had 1 smoke on it so far.
Did you run the heat up to 350 before starting your cook?
Do you need to take the smoke tube out after it burns away?
It’s either or. I leave mine. It’s going to be hot so take care when moving it. Thanks for watching. Smoke on!!!
I used it tonight but man I had a fire at the end of the tube after 1 hour, I had to get it out quickly. I did wood chips and pellets, what could I have done wrong?
Possibly too many chips. If fat drips onto the tube it will catch up as well.
I’m early to the smoking game but I’m considering this! Thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! You definitely won’t regret having a smoke tube laying around when you want one. If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber. Thanks!
@@TheAmericanSmoke already subscribed, dude!
@@ericaveyandthehealing I realized that a couple moments after I sent the message! Hard to keep up. Thanks again!!!
Can't we just put a bowl inside with pellets and light them in the bowl?
The lack of air flow from below the pellets will probably limit your ability to keep it going inside the closed chamber. It may be worth a shot though! Good luck
I tried a tube and an Amazin box but I had them too close to the main here and all the pellets went up and I had a huge heat spike. I am going to move my water tray up a couple notches and the smoke tube will be probably above the water to avoid spontaneous combustion
It’s always a good idea to avoid spontaneous combustion. Always
Make sure the tube doesn’t have fat dripping down onto it.
Thanks for watching. If you’re not already, it would be great to have you as a subscriber!
Thanks
@@TheAmericanSmoke No drippings. Just to close to the pellet smoker heat source. I have the Sportsman 7 vertical smoker. It really needs a PID WiFi controller, otherwise I love the plentiful space to smoke everything
@@SteveDarner Oh OK! For some reason I was thinking that you had the same unit as me. It’s all trial and error
@@TheAmericanSmoke very similar but bigger
how is the smoke flavor only using pit boss pellets in the smoke tube
That’s all I use. I burn competition blend in the hopper and the wood of choice in my tube. Is that what you mean?
@@TheAmericanSmoke I meant if only using the pellet tube for smoke like on a non pellet grill how strong is the smoke flavor. I read Pit Boss Pellets have the least smoke flavor and the most ash. What is your experience.
@@DavidMoriconiM3inspect I mix pellets with chips. Solves the problem of pellets burning too quickly and chips burning out. Another key is not to let either be exposed to excessive humidity either in the hopper or bag. High moisture content affects their performance.
Great video
I’m glad you got some good out of it. Thanks for watching and Smoke on!!!
This answers the last question. Guess I will pick one up.
Hey, yeah! I was about to tell that I use one all the time. I used one on that brisket video.
This cold smoking process is perfect, if you sous vide meats, but want that extra smoky taste on the outside you can sous vide it for let’s say 20 hours and then throw it on the smoker with this in there for maybe two hours three hours to give it that smoky flavor and look
I’ve yet to use it for cold smoking, but it’s on my to do list. Have you cold smoked cheese?
Awesome video!
Thanks for watching. Check out my latest video on the smoke tube.
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@American Smoke I have a question for you. It's about using the pellet tube in a charcoal grill. Can you light the tube by setting it on top of hot coals?
I mean, get wood hot enough and it will burn. I’ve never done it though.
Thanks for the video! I’ve got the same model and always have a ton of smoke coming from the pellet hopper. Never seems to ignite the hopper, just lots of smoke. Every had this issue or know of a fix?
Definitely will be picking up a smoke tube too!
I’ve never had that problem. May need to do a thorough cleanup of your area surrounding your igniter and fan. If that does not work, contact Pit Boss.
I’ll look into it as well and see what’s up. Let me know if this helps or if you find another solution.
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@@TheAmericanSmoke I just picked up this model and I noticed there was smoking coming out of my pellet Hopper as well. Seems to come from the crevice in the pellet Hopper behind the control panel on the side. I've only had it for a day and the handle on the back already broke off 🤦. Time to get a new handle from pit boss otherwise it's going back to Lowes lol
@@skatRdie0 wow! Did you do the assembly yourself or pick it up assembled. It may be some human error involved. I assembled mine myself and made sure everything was secured on nice and tight. The handle on the back of mine is very solid. I cant believe yours broke off! Dan dude, maybe your hitting the gym too much. Ha Seriously though, I would contact Pit Boss and see what they say.
@@TheAmericanSmoke haha yeah I assembled myself and everything is super tight. The welds that hold the bar onto the flat portion against the smoker (part that the screws go through) broke/bent right apart from each other. I noticed when putting it on it had a little surface rust/dust so definitely a defective piece. Super weird for a brand new unit...but anyways I called up pit boss this morning and they're sending me out a new handle for free so I'm stoked.
My first cook on it came out great (ribs and wings). Thanks for pumping out the content on this smoker I was stuck between the copper 3 series and this one and your videos helped me decide!
@@skatRdie0 Dude that's awesome! All my interactions with Pit Boss customer service have been stellar. I'm glad to hear your cook went well. Let me know if you ever need any help. Thanks!
Exactly what I ranted to know!
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Only hit the like button cuz I DO remember crying for Apple-Cherry-bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin as a 6-pound 8-ounce newborn.
Those were some tuff teethless days. Smoke on!!!
Nice video 👍
Thank you!
Love your videos brother. I've got the exact same smoker that you are using. I've had it about a year and love it. I just did my first burn with a smoke tube. I did some nice thick chops. I had the chops on the middle rack and the smoke tube on the bottom rack. Chops turned out excellent but it seemed like the ones that were directly above the tube cooked a little faster. Is that something that you've encountered or was that just an odd occurance.
Oh yeah! I have learned to keep my tube off to one side or underneath my aluminum pan. That’s a big benefit to having so many shelves.
That tube puts off more heat that some people realize.
Thanks for watching my video! Reach out anytime
I guess you can put wood chips in the tube..
Check this out
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Thanks for the info.
Santa got me a Z Grill for Christmas and I like the "set and forget" bit but I was like "Where's the smoke?"
Thanks mate great video 👍
Your welcome! Thanks for watching my video.
It would be great to have you as a subscriber.
Thanks!!!
@@TheAmericanSmoke already a subscriber 👍
@@michaelosullivan1248 thanks for the support!
I do that here in México with a can of beer 🍺
What happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico. 😂 just kidding. That a good idea.
Thanks for watching. Smoke on!!!
I still laugh at the start of this video! "I didn't turn my Pit Boss on.......wait a minute......OHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Hahaha
What do you know about good smoke vs bad smoke???
Good smoke is what’s known as clean smoke. Light grey, light blue and sometimes even clear. Produces a light Smokey sweet flavor.
Bad smoke, or dirty smoke, is cloudy. Darker grey to black and thicker than clean smoke. Has a much higher content of soot and creosote. Droplets of other chemicals that haven’t gotten hot enough to burn up can also be found in this type of smoke. Produces a much heavier smoke flavor on the food but is typically bitter and a turn off on the pallet of most.
@@TheAmericanSmoke Thank you very much. I use a propane cooker. Are there any videos that deal with smoker tubes and good vs bad smoke? Thanks again.
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@@mcconn746 I find that the smoke tube produces mildly dirty smoke but not a detrimental amount. They effectively put more smoke flavor and color on my bbq. Most home cooks prefer to use them.
Professionals don’t care as much for them. Mad Scientist BBQ did a video a while back in this topic and he did not prefer the flavor. He is a pro though and typically uses all wood fires in a traditional stick burning pit to produce his bbq. A pellet smoker will never duplicate that type of bbq. They are just different.
I hope this helps! Come over to American Smoke Carnivores on FaceBook sometime. Smoke on!!!
@@TheAmericanSmoke That is a very interesting idea. I will try it. Thanks again.
Ty bro
Any time!
baby crying for bbq! fun! Thank you. Good energy! She's the boss, right? ;)
You know it! Thanks for watching and smoke on!!!
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It's a good way to add a hint of hickory without overkilling it with hickory! Great video!
Thanks for watching!
O so dats y I was crying 😭 when I was a baby 😂😂
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I use a heat gun, it's so easy. Can get a gun cheap for under 20 bucks
That’s right! Smoke on!!!
getting into smoking my meats and you have been alot of help!! plus ur funny af lol
Glad I can help! Smoke on!!!
i hate to say pit boss dropped the ball on the pvb4ps2 vertical smoker. It cooks well - don't get me wrong however - there is almost no smoke flavor what so ever. You actually get more smoke flavor from the pit boss grill's instead ' The fact that to get more smoke flavor is to use a smoke tube ' says it all.
I like mine! Smoke on!!!
So, I could just add like 3 tubes and smoke the hell out of whatever I’m using.
3 tubes > 1 tube
@@TheAmericanSmoke 🤔I just a had a greater idea…….4 tubes! 😳
The sky is the limit
6 lb 8 oz I feel like you just called me out
This video was aimed directly at you. I’m glad it finally landed! 😂 thanks for watching! Smoke on!!!
Smoke tube 9$, cardboard box from the hardware store 2$, 1 wooden dowel from hardware store 1$. Total price of my mobile cold smoker, 14$. 🎉🎉🎉
Nice!
How about smoking fish 🐟
I’ve got plans for smoked salmon and tuna. I may also smoke a catfish. Make sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell. That way you never miss a new video.
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Take that shit elsewhere. I'm here for a tutorial...
Englander her from the north and even WE want him back!!
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Under The God Emperor Trump they (parliament) started getting some backbone!
Now we are almost as Effed as you!
No offense meant . Why spend a lot of money on a smoker that must have an accessory added to get it right . I will stick with my stainless 55 gallon drum grille/smoker I made 32 years ago .
It’s sort of like adding a water pan to a offset stick burner. It’s not necessary, but it makes things come out a little bit better.
Thanks for watching! Smoke on!!!
I would hope so very disappointed in the Pitt boss very very weak smoke flavor. It shouldn’t be called a smoker it’s a pellet oven
Pellet smokers are definitely their own breed. Definitely not a stick burner but definitely not an over. They can for sure produce delicious BBQ though.
Thanks for watching! Smoke on!!!
Build your own smoker for crying out loud...its not that hard.
The pellet smoker is more of a set it and forget it tool. Nothing wrong with offsets. That’s the quality of bbq everyone is striving for. Not everyone has the time though. That’s where the pellet tube comes in. It gets the bbq just a little closer to offset quality.
Thanks for watching and for the enthusiasm.
Smoke on!!!
Anyone who says "SmAsH tHe LiKe BuTtOn" gets a dislike. How unoriginal can people be. Literally everyone says that same stupid thing in every video.
Dang
Wow I bet everything and everyone annoys you... Everyone needs support for their channel.. If they don't get likes and shares they don't grow and don't make any money! Then they not gonna make any more videos, dummy!!
6 pound, 8 oz baby LMFAO
Don’t even know a word yet
I don't believe anyone with a shirt like that on...sry.
Row Tie!
That’s a tourism shirt
Do you always over explain things
Not always. Thanks for watching. Smoke on!!!
@@TheAmericanSmoke you know it man ..just smoked a butt today on the ole stick burner ..my auger motor went out on the Pitt boss ..even gonna sub your channel hope you do well with the channel and wishing you and your loved ones the best
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the support!
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GOOD INFO...
I’m glad you enjoyed and benefited from the video! Are you in my Facebook group?
@TheAmericanSmoke
No sir...
Drop the link.
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Way too much motor mouthing instead of filling the tube and lighting it.
I appreciate you taking the time to write out this message. Really drives home the idea of talking less. Happy New Year! Smoke on!!!