Where do you store your wood?

[SuperDave]

The issue that I struggle with regarding this delayed burn concept on an electric is that your power or heat source isn't constant.  In my mind, if you delay the soaked wood anywhere near to when the box temp is reached, the element is then in maintain mode and not really kicking out enough power to create combustion. 

[DivotMaker]

That's a great observation, Dave.  Maybe Brian (Pork Belly) has some thoughts on this, since he pretty much invented the "time release" smoke method.  I bet it works because the moist chips are heated, during the initial heat up, but not to the point of combustion, and it doesn't take much when they finally dry enough to start smoldering.  Just my 2¢...

[Pork Belly]

I try not to think that had, I am a set it and forget it smoker. The only time I have used varied smoking on chips was for low temp jerky smokes and it seem to work fine. I haven't gotten good results getting smoke from a block unless set around 130 and up. That last cold smoke I did I was set below 100 on the dial, likley around 85-90, I had good results with long split pieces about the same size as standard pencils.