Hello fellow smokers, It took me a while to figure out how to use Kingsford Grilling Smoker Tube properly, so let me share them with you. Firstly, this product works well. Just note that the length of the tube determines the smoke duration. I'm sure that is obvious. What is not obvious are these: - You MUST use 100% smoke wood pellets like the Lumber Jack pellets. I have tried pellets from Louisiana Grill, Weber, and a couple of other Oak blended pellets, and the flame goes out more often than not. If you have been frustrated with flaming out or low-volume smoke, that is the main reason. I know you don't know me, but buy yourself a small bag of Lumber Jack Hickory pellets and try it. - When you light it, fill the pellets to about an inch from the opening and use a blowtorch to light it. Keep your torch on the top of the pellets (or from the outside near the top of the pellets) for about 60 seconds. When you see a flame a few inches tall (like in my photo), leave it and walk away for 10 minutes. This is the important bit! - After letting it burn for 10 minutes, ensure the flame is still burning. If it is only smoking, hit it with the torch one more time for about 30 seconds. Walk away for 5 - 10 minutes again. If it burns properly, lay down the smoker tube on your grill slowly (careful not to dislodge the burning end of the pallets). I personally don't use the triangle lid that came with the Tube. Assuming you are cold smoking, once the tube is laid down, blow the flame out and let it smoke for a few minutes until it smells nice, not bitter. Then add food to the grill and close the lid. If you start smoking with the bitter smoke, your food will taste bitter too. If you are hot smoking, start your smoker and achieve the desired temperature before adding the food. - I am using an electric pellet grill. Figure out the airflow characteristics by placing your hand over different areas of the grill before it heats up. On my Louisiana Grill, the right-hand side, against the side wall, gives me an updraft. As you would expect, smoker tubes need air to keep burning/smoking. The placement of the tube within the fan-forced grill is also important. When I place my tube here, it smokes harder but lasts only about 90min or so. If I place it in another location, say 3 inches from the right wall of the grill, there are lot less air flowing upwards. The tube will smoke less but last longer (say, 2+ hours). It depends on what you want - more smoke or lasts longer. - If you are using the smoke tube in a Weber or some other kind of grill that allows you to control the airflow, you are looking for THIN, BLUE SMOKE (nice smelling). If you end up with thick, white smoke (bitter smelling), your food will not taste its best. If you can't control the airflow, be mindful of the smoke smell. - It is important, so let me say it again. More smoke is NOT necessarily what you want! You want nice smelling, thin blue smoke. You can have thick blue smoke, but let your nose decide. I have made my share of mistakes chasing the best flavour. Including placing three smoke tubes at the same time!! Hopefully, you can learn from my mistakes. : ) Happy Smoking, Everyone! And yes, I can recommend this smoke tube.