Setting the tube vertical and lighting with a heat gun is a brilliant idea. The butane torch took much longer to flame the pellets and the cube rarely burned all of the way through. Letting the cube burn like a candle before placing it horizontal in the grill ensures that hot ashes have a chance to travel to the center of the tube to provide the best chance of a constant and thorough burn. Thanks for saving me much time and frustration.
The first time I used my 12 inch tube, I was doing a 9lb pork butt with it. I wanted to super smoke it. When the tube was done burning, I decided to refill it. When I lifted it up, the ashes shot out and dropped all over inside my Pit Boss! So now I put a piece of aluminum foil under it that is large enough to wrap the tube before I remove it. That way no ashes drop on your food or in your cooker! On long cooks I may fill the tube again and this really keeps the ash under wraps when I pull the burnt tube out... Good Smokin Y'all!
I just purchased a smoke tube. I couldn’t find my torch and I went looking (on RUclips) for another option. Your video popped up and I knew exactly where my heat gun was. My 12 year old (he loves using the heat gun) and I then set out to try your tip and it worked SO INCREDIBLY WELL! Thank you sir. Big thumbs up and you now have a new subscriber.
Great idea to use the heat gun, versus a torch. I'll give this method a try! Heat guns can be attained for relatively cheap prices, and no fuel required.
@@anthonybassilakis6197 Fair point, although electricity is always available with a simple plug-in. If you need a torch, you need to re-fill that fuel source eventually.
@@truth6554 no need to fill up on fuel. Electricity is always 'on-tap' by plugging in. It ignites quick too. Plus, I already had a heat gun from some electrical work... so no need to go buy a torch.
Hey, quick question. I generally use the maze for my smoking, but every once in a while I use two smoker at the same time (one hot and one cold method) and i'll use the tube then. My problem is that the tube will smoke nicely for a little bit and then suddenly catch fire again and all the pellets will burn out before I even think anything is wrong. This has happened pretty occasionally to the point where I don't want to use my tube smoker. Any tips on how to prevent this?
You had to light it two more times, I'm using a kitchen torch, but the real key is to microwave the pellets for 1 1/2 minutes. It gets them dry, and they stay lit.
Thank you! Years ago some friends got me one but I haven't been able to keep it lit to save my life. I'd been using a small butane torch. I'll definitely give the heat gun a shot. I really appreciate it! Curious - how were you prepping the brisket? Just a cold smoke before starting up your pellet smoker?
Same here. I’ve done everything from heating the pellets in the microwave to make them extra dry to letting them stay on fire. As soon as I put it in my running smoker they go out. My smoker is electric and never puts out enough smoke so I figured I would try this. Maybe I need to cold smoke them before turning the grill on??
@@cmason5203 Come on man tell us you used this to hold the fire works for the 4th of July. I'm pretty sure I met a girl that looked like this at the same party!
Thanks for the video. Are you based in pattaya? I was interested in how these tubes worked. My only concern was you mentioned that you had to light it 2 more times, so the question is...do they go out frequently?
I have been having issues with getting it to smoke enough and it catching fire.. am I doing something wrong?? I light it and met it burn for 10 minutes. My question is should I put in in the grill still on fire? I am normally putting into a 250-275 heater grill. Should I put in before I turn grill on? I use the pellets and only get maybe 2 hours of smoke but it constantly catches on fire
You can put it in the grill hot or cold. If the flame re-ignites wind / air must be blowing on it. If it goes out usually grease is dripping on it or tilt the tube at a slight angle. 6" tube should burn 2 hours 12" tube should burn 4 hours Do not put it in while its on fire
Reduce the air flow. This isn't always easy, but I have found that very loosely wrapping it in foil helps to prevent the fire, and it also helps to disburse the smoke rather than having a straight line up to the food. I want my food smoked, not full of soot or a tar like substance, which can happen to anything that has a straight line of smoke. Candles and hurricane lamps can have the same issue.
Johnny davila Agreed. The drip-pan method can be problematic if you’re doing a hot smoke (this looks like a bacon cold-smoke to me). To avoid pellet spills during a hot smoke, consider wrapping a thick ring of foil around the tube to keep it propped up on the grill rack. This tip comes from another RUclipsr whose channel I can’t recall (Dash at SSBBQ, maybe?) and it’s worked for me.
I heard a tip to microwave the pellets for a few minutes before putting them in the tube, anyone try this? Maybe take the microwave outside for the first test lol
Just lay the tube down in the grill and light it. That way you don’t have to move it and risk the flame going out. Just be sure to get it cherry red hot at the beginning and also make sure the pellets are packed in the tube with no gaps.
It's not ideal, but it's not a real problem either if done right. I won't put the smoker uncovered and right under the meat, as it tends to put a residue on the meat. He is fine for the moment as that fire end is on the far left side. But a couple hours into this and it's going to be right under the meat. That said, always use quality pellets rather than cheaper off-brand pellets that can have just about anything in them including floor sweeping. There is no FDA requirement for pellets, so reputation of the company and how much their brand is worth is vital in my opinion. I saw some pellets over at Walmart for $2.50 for a 20# bag. Almost guaranteed to be pelletized trash.
Ok need to step in here, seeing this guy use a heat gun was painful, not so easy, for sure not so efficient, looked pretty stupid, he may as well been rubbing two pellets together like sticks. No offence but that was moronic. Without any need to caveman the shit with a heat gun, easy was is use the liquid gel that amaz-n-smoke has and a lighter, squirt a little gel on top of the pellets, click a lighter and poof its light, like 30 seconds and no flying light pellets, no pellets flying at all, nice and clean. It’s pretty foolish to light a smoker tube with a heat gun, your asking fro trouble, not sure why this guy sees this as easy, fire works much better, period. You can use a propane torch much quicker than heat gun and again no flying pellets, you can get a cooking torch for about 10 dollars or so, nice and small and lights in seconds without gel, with gel even faster. Sorry buddy but people need to know this stupidity they see, some might actually have followed this and I hope they read before the actually do it, not very smart.
Grams. Really? You sounded so American. Speaking of sound, how's that heat gun without ear protection? Couldn't rate the balance, only made it to 1:43. Now I remember why I don't post to youtube; couldn't do a good job if I tried.
yet here you are, you just sound like a whiny bitch. he did a fine job if you dont like it just watch something else. might want to get some thicker skin if this video offended you. we know the real reason why you dont post is because you never have anything useful to contribute to society. . . lets just call a spade a spade here :)
I just use the fire starter cubes and light it with a match. No biggie.
Setting the tube vertical and lighting with a heat gun is a brilliant idea. The butane torch took much longer to flame the pellets and the cube rarely burned all of the way through. Letting the cube burn like a candle before placing it horizontal in the grill ensures that hot ashes have a chance to travel to the center of the tube to provide the best chance of a constant and thorough burn. Thanks for saving me much time and frustration.
The first time I used my 12 inch tube, I was doing a 9lb pork butt with it. I wanted to super smoke it. When the tube was done burning, I decided to refill it. When I lifted it up, the ashes shot out and dropped all over inside my Pit Boss! So now I put a piece of aluminum foil under it that is large enough to wrap the tube before I remove it. That way no ashes drop on your food or in your cooker! On long cooks I may fill the tube again and this really keeps the ash under wraps when I pull the burnt tube out...
Good Smokin Y'all!
From everything I have gathered. The meat stops absorbing smoke flavor after the first couple hours.
Thanks for the info . I like the heat gun idea . I have one and i will start using it to light my tube . Love these smoke tubes .
I just purchased a smoke tube. I couldn’t find my torch and I went looking (on RUclips) for another option. Your video popped up and I knew exactly where my heat gun was. My 12 year old (he loves using the heat gun) and I then set out to try your tip and it worked SO INCREDIBLY WELL! Thank you sir. Big thumbs up and you now have a new subscriber.
OMG thank you, the heat gun was so much easier then how i was trying to do it
Great idea to use the heat gun, versus a torch. I'll give this method a try! Heat guns can be attained for relatively cheap prices, and no fuel required.
I read a forum where someone said a newspaper covered with olive oil and a stick light. Maybe use the hear gun instead of the lighter.
What's the difference between fuel and electricity?
@@anthonybassilakis6197 Fair point, although electricity is always available with a simple plug-in. If you need a torch, you need to re-fill that fuel source eventually.
I don't know why you would use a heat gun. That uses way more energy than a flame to do the same job.
@@truth6554 no need to fill up on fuel. Electricity is always 'on-tap' by plugging in. It ignites quick too. Plus, I already had a heat gun from some electrical work... so no need to go buy a torch.
thank u for the advice im cooking today ..
The heat gun was genius! Thanks for sharing.
Hey, quick question. I generally use the maze for my smoking, but every once in a while I use two smoker at the same time (one hot and one cold method) and i'll use the tube then. My problem is that the tube will smoke nicely for a little bit and then suddenly catch fire again and all the pellets will burn out before I even think anything is wrong. This has happened pretty occasionally to the point where I don't want to use my tube smoker. Any tips on how to prevent this?
Dude! Heat gun is genius!
just ordered mine the smoke it produces is crazy.and the heat gun made me question like what are u doing my answer was given seconds after.
You had to light it two more times, I'm using a kitchen torch, but the real key is to microwave the pellets for 1 1/2 minutes. It gets them dry, and they stay lit.
Thank you! Years ago some friends got me one but I haven't been able to keep it lit to save my life. I'd been using a small butane torch. I'll definitely give the heat gun a shot. I really appreciate it!
Curious - how were you prepping the brisket? Just a cold smoke before starting up your pellet smoker?
Same here. I’ve done everything from heating the pellets in the microwave to make them extra dry to letting them stay on fire. As soon as I put it in my running smoker they go out. My smoker is electric and never puts out enough smoke so I figured I would try this. Maybe I need to cold smoke them before turning the grill on??
My god did you run that brisket over with a lawn mower before you put it on the grill?
That piece of meat looked like it was dragged behind a car
@@cmason5203 Come on man tell us you used this to hold the fire works for the 4th of July. I'm pretty sure I met a girl that looked like this at the same party!
How long did you some the brisket for before you cooked it?
I use a butane torch ,take no time.my question is does the tube add enough heat that in messes with the temp on the smoker
Fair question, but the smoke tube really doesn’t add much heat at all. I’d say a very insignificant amount. Grill on!
Does the smoke tube give off clean smoke
Moved a heat deflector on mine so it sits above the burner 5 sec and shut that burner off. So yeah I m half gas.
If you’re done cooking how do you put out the smoke tube if it’s still burning?
you can smother them in a closed off weber charcoal grill
sprits them with water with a spray bottle
Talking over the heat gun blower no good lol. Great video though man. Thanks for info.
How many degrees does your smokers go up by, not using any other heat sources?
Almost no increase in temp. without other heat source.
Thanks for the video. Are you based in pattaya? I was interested in how these tubes worked. My only concern was you mentioned that you had to light it 2 more times, so the question is...do they go out frequently?
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i'll bet s/he wasnt the only one wondering about how often they go out.. may have been wise to just answer them here..
Yes they constantly go out. I’ve tried every trick to try and keep mine lit.
Good idea, but first toughest thing is filling tube imo.
Paper funnel
I have been having issues with getting it to smoke enough and it catching fire.. am I doing something wrong?? I light it and met it burn for 10 minutes. My question is should I put in in the grill still on fire? I am normally putting into a 250-275 heater grill. Should I put in before I turn grill on? I use the pellets and only get maybe 2 hours of smoke but it constantly catches on fire
You can put it in the grill hot or cold. If the flame re-ignites wind / air must be blowing on it. If it goes out usually grease is dripping on it or tilt the tube at a slight angle.
6" tube should burn 2 hours
12" tube should burn 4 hours
Do not put it in while its on fire
Reduce the air flow. This isn't always easy, but I have found that very loosely wrapping it in foil helps to prevent the fire, and it also helps to disburse the smoke rather than having a straight line up to the food. I want my food smoked, not full of soot or a tar like substance, which can happen to anything that has a straight line of smoke. Candles and hurricane lamps can have the same issue.
Mine keeps going out. I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
Is this the thin blue smoke it puts out.. or white smoke?
Same here its really making me mad
try putting your pellets in the microwave for about 3 minutes, stir and then 3 more minutes,
make sure you have enough air flow in your smoker for the pellets to stay lit, also make sure grease isnt falling into the tub can smother the coals
Johnny davila Agreed. The drip-pan method can be problematic if you’re doing a hot smoke (this looks like a bacon cold-smoke to me). To avoid pellet spills during a hot smoke, consider wrapping a thick ring of foil around the tube to keep it propped up on the grill rack. This tip comes from another RUclipsr whose channel I can’t recall (Dash at SSBBQ, maybe?) and it’s worked for me.
I heard a tip to microwave the pellets for a few minutes before putting them in the tube, anyone try this? Maybe take the microwave outside for the first test lol
What brand is your heat gun and how much heat can it produce? I’ve never seen one before and would like to buy one now!
Watched video again and saw the brand. lol 🤦♂️
MrEclay2 you can buy them anywhere.. Walmart or auto parts store.. I use one for my auto detailing business
With the smoke tubes open side how do u prevent pellets from falling out.
Justin Weinberg you can stand the tube up if you have the space or use a piece of wire attached to your rack which can keep it at a angle
Just lay the tube down in the grill and light it. That way you don’t have to move it and risk the flame going out. Just be sure to get it cherry red hot at the beginning and also make sure the pellets are packed in the tube with no gaps.
What is your web address?
Not everybody has a heat gun
isn't all that white smoke supposedly 'dirty smoke'?
It's not ideal, but it's not a real problem either if done right. I won't put the smoker uncovered and right under the meat, as it tends to put a residue on the meat. He is fine for the moment as that fire end is on the far left side. But a couple hours into this and it's going to be right under the meat. That said, always use quality pellets rather than cheaper off-brand pellets that can have just about anything in them including floor sweeping. There is no FDA requirement for pellets, so reputation of the company and how much their brand is worth is vital in my opinion. I saw some pellets over at Walmart for $2.50 for a 20# bag. Almost guaranteed to be pelletized trash.
2 things y the writing throughout the whole video? And Grams? seriously?
Ok need to step in here, seeing this guy use a heat gun was painful, not so easy, for sure not so efficient, looked pretty stupid, he may as well been rubbing two pellets together like sticks. No offence but that was moronic. Without any need to caveman the shit with a heat gun, easy was is use the liquid gel that amaz-n-smoke has and a lighter, squirt a little gel on top of the pellets, click a lighter and poof its light, like 30 seconds and no flying light pellets, no pellets flying at all, nice and clean. It’s pretty foolish to light a smoker tube with a heat gun, your asking fro trouble, not sure why this guy sees this as easy, fire works much better, period. You can use a propane torch much quicker than heat gun and again no flying pellets, you can get a cooking torch for about 10 dollars or so, nice and small and lights in seconds without gel, with gel even faster. Sorry buddy but people need to know this stupidity they see, some might actually have followed this and I hope they read before the actually do it, not very smart.
Looked like it worked fine for him man.
Seemed to work fine. BTW you seem to have REALLY STRONG feelings about this topic.
Thumbs down. Can’t understand a word with the lighter going...
forget grams, what are you in Russia. What's the ounces.Your scale show grams AND ounces.
454 grams per pound so slightly over 3/4 pound 13.157 ozs
metric is universal. Time to get into the 21st Century
so easy to spot the american...
Ha must be from the only country in the world to use the Imperial System - Land of the free.... apart from measuring stuff.
Ever heard of Google????
Grams. Really? You sounded so American. Speaking of sound, how's that heat gun without ear protection? Couldn't rate the balance, only made it to 1:43. Now I remember why I don't post to youtube; couldn't do a good job if I tried.
zuker1952 dumb
My customers are in thailand and grams are the common unit of measurement
yet here you are, you just sound like a whiny bitch. he did a fine job if you dont like it just watch something else. might want to get some thicker skin if this video offended you. we know the real reason why you dont post is because you never have anything useful to contribute to society. . . lets just call a spade a spade here :)
Ear protection for a heat gun???? It's slightly more than a hair dryer...
The number of boomers losing it because you picked grams when they don’t even have a scale is why we lost Vietnam.
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