Briquettes

[Parends]

Do you need to utilize the briquettes throughout the whole time the meat is in the smoker? Just curious about over smoking the meat.

[Keymaster]

No, people like me that grew up not knowing what real BBQ or smoked meats were usually start out with 1-1/2 of smoke or 5 pucks of hickory and work their way up to there liking. Some people even go 4 hours of smoke on there pork butts. I will usually go 5 or 6 pucks for beef jerky. The thicker the meat the more smoke you will want to penetrate it.

[KyNola]

Good question and no, you do not.  Most folks don't go beyond 4 hours of smoke in the Bradley because the smoke is so pure and concentrated although you can go longer if you prefer.

Different meats call for different amounts of smoke.

[Habanero Smoker]

The below link is a guide you can use as a baseline:

Applying Smoke