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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 6080" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>There are smokers and there are smokers. If a smoker doesn't have an inlet valve then don't buy it. Personally I prefer the stainless steel Daydant.</p><p>Bic barbecue lighters are brilliant and can be worked while wearing gloves.</p><p> Dry pine needles for starting it like Otto says. I have used just about anything you could use in a smoker over the years but radiata pine needles are by far and away my favourite. If you need a lot of smoke then it pays to have a bag of damp needles as well.</p><p>Never use Maritime Pine needles unless you want a screaming headache.</p><p>Never put a string of firecrackers or a dead mouse in your mates smoker as it may be funny at the time but the retaliation is not always pretty.</p><p>Some smokes can taint honey with macrocarpa being particularly bad.</p><p>If you must put a dead mouse in someone smoker make sure you're working downwind from them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 6080, member: 207"] There are smokers and there are smokers. If a smoker doesn't have an inlet valve then don't buy it. Personally I prefer the stainless steel Daydant. Bic barbecue lighters are brilliant and can be worked while wearing gloves. Dry pine needles for starting it like Otto says. I have used just about anything you could use in a smoker over the years but radiata pine needles are by far and away my favourite. If you need a lot of smoke then it pays to have a bag of damp needles as well. Never use Maritime Pine needles unless you want a screaming headache. Never put a string of firecrackers or a dead mouse in your mates smoker as it may be funny at the time but the retaliation is not always pretty. Some smokes can taint honey with macrocarpa being particularly bad. If you must put a dead mouse in someone smoker make sure you're working downwind from them. [/QUOTE]
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