Smoke tubes are very unlikely to die out. Once you ignite it with a proper lighter torch and allow the flames to remain for 6-10 minutes, it will not die.

They’re the perfect way to get some extra smoke when using your grill. It’s worth noting that they work on gas, electric, and charcoal grills like these so there are no limits to them. Learning Curve: It might take a few tries to master the art of lighting and positioning the smoke tube to achieve the optimal smoke flow.No. Smoker boxes can be used in charcoal grills and even some electric grills. Wood chips generate smoke, giving the food a slightly different taste to smoking with charcoal.

Before I bought this for my Masterbuilt Electric Smoker that we’ve reviewed before, I had to keep adding in chips every 40 to 50 minutes.

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Instead of a circular or round shape, this tube is square and most certainly won’t be a risk to roll around inside of your grill after it’s lit. The opening of the tube is 2 inches wide and holds enough pellets to provide a solid 4 hours of smoke per refill. When I have run out of gas in the torch I use, sometimes I use a gas grill burner or a camping stove (but I fully don’t recommend doing it this way, it’s a little bit dangerous, better to use the right tool for the job).

It’s very convenient if you don’t have a designated smoker or want to add more smoke flavor to your food. Pros and cons of a smoke tube A smoke tube is a grill accessory that can be used to add smoke flavor to foods you grill. It is basically a tube that you put wood pellets or wood chips in that is then lit on fire for the purpose of generating smoke. Choosing the right wood for smoking is almost as important as the food itself. Different woods produce different flavors, so it’s worth experimenting to find your favorite. Care needs to be taken during disposal when used as when empty as they will still contain traces of acid and the ends of the tube will present broken glass edges. If the smoke tube flame keeps going out while you are trying to start it up, ensure that the tube, pellets, and/or wood chips are all dry. Moisture in any of these locations will make it difficult to keep the smoke tube lit.The holes in the smoker tube are also important to determine how fast the wood pellet or shavings will burn. If the holes in the smoker tube are too large or there are too many the oxygen levels in the wood will be higher and the material will burn too fast.

After letting the flames burn for several minutes and you are sure it is burning correctly, blow the fire out. Because of this, people began to naturally find other applications for wood pellets, which is how pellet smoker tubes came about. Most of the instructions I’ve seen say roughly about 7 to 8 minutes of letting the open flame burn, you just learn as you use it.

If you go for a pellet tube that’s flat on one side then it provides a better footing position for stability. Length It's not just the size of the smoke tube you should pay attention to. The size of the holes in the tube are also important. Larger ones allow for more smoke to escape the tube, but may mean that some smaller wood pellets could fall out. Smaller holes let less smoke out, but there can be more of them in the tube and it can hold the wood in more efficiently.