Soaked Chip Smokers vs Pellet Smokers

I have always used a charcoal smoker and use wood chunks soaked in water with it. I keep a bag of hickory, mesquite, and apple on hand and sometimes mix woods together. I purchased a metal box and a small bag of chips, soaked the chips and put them in the box and then the smoker, but went back to the chunks, more smoke and lasted longer, JMHO..........

I have tried hickory chips early on but now use just wood chunks, oak, hickory, apple, and even cedar whatever is available. I can get a steady supply of oak from my BIL so I mostly use that. It is interesting to see what some of you guys use and the things you all smoke. Never would have thought about smoking butter or hard boiled eggs.

I will use pellets as a complimentary smoke source but don't care for the results of pellets as a standalone smoke source.

Neither, get a real smoker that burns wood, or at least one that uses charcoal and wood chunks. I suggest a Backwoods.

If you're talking about stand-alone smokers, I can't help ya as I use a standard Weber charcoal BBQ grill for smoking.

I like chips and pellets equally.

I'm old school. Part of Smoking is the journey so I like baby sitting it and seeing if I can beat nature and smoke a great piece of meat.