Camerons Products Wood Smoking Chips - Bourbon, Oak, and Map

As others have mentioned, these chips are not meant for backyard hot smokers. They're for small stovetop smokers, or, as I'm using it for, a small handheld smoking gun that blows cold smoke through a hose for cocktails and other flavoring purposes. The bourbon soaked oak is a bit strong, and leaves an odd aftertaste, at least when making smoked cocktails. But both the regular oak and the maple give a nice, mellow real smoke flavor. I've made a dozen smoked manhattans and old fashioneds, and also smoked some whitefish for cullen skink, a Scottish fish chowder. The chips burn well in my little smoking gun and output plenty of smoke for what I need. And since I only use 1/2 tsp at a time, the three pack should last me about forever. Though I do want to pick up some other flavors to experiment with.

I tried the Oak flavor on a glass of whiskey. I like a lot of smoky flavor, so I put the whiskey in a shaker and shook it up with the smoke. The chips lit very easily and the smoke flavor was really good. For smoking whiskey, the amount provided has to be a multiple-lifetime supply. Seriously, these are good sized tubs and a tiny pinch is all that is needed. It's weird saying that "too much" is a con, but smaller tubs would be easier to store.

Chips work great and add great flavor, but would have preferred a larger chip. If you soak your chips this is really fine will need a fine strainer.

There seems to be confusion on the usage of these - they are not for outside grills or smokers to cook meat. Instead they are for small smoker guns / infuser, which allows you to add smoke to cocktails or meats already cooked. Because of that they are extremely small, the canister in a smoker gun is less than 1 inch round so they need to be small to fit. If you need chips to smoke food on you will need to find the larger ones, however if you need them for an infuser these work great. They give out a very good amount of smoke, I have not however used all flavors yet so can't say how each flavor is though.

These fine shavings are just perfect for any STOVETOP smoker. Considering how much I paid for itty bitty tubs from a different company, these are a bargain. I have gotten into brining and then smoking, and tonight's whole skinned chicken, which I had brined with Italian seasoning and garlic, was smoked with Oak to perfection. I love how potatoes come out with the skin. These tubs will last me a while, but once I run low I will definitely be back for more! Love the flavor selection, you can really taste the difference.