WESTERN Cherry BBQ Smoking Chips - Heat Treated Cherry Barbecue Smoking Cooking Wood Chunks for Kettle Grill, Ceramic Grill and Smoker - Great for Chicken, Poultry and Fish - Made in U.S.A - 549 Cubic Inch - Made in U.S.A - 100% natural cherry wood - Cooking chunks produce a mild smoke with a tangy, fruity flavor. - Great for chicken, and fish - Adds a beautiful reddish tone to sausage, poultry, and salmon - Use with or instead of charcoal - Use with kettle grill, ceramic grill or smoker - Recommend to mix Cherry chips with Hickory chips to create your own flavor combination How to Use - Builds your fire without lighter fluid, use a solid fire starter. - Stack dry cooking chunks in a pyramid on top of a solid fire starter leaving an edge exposed - Light the fire starter - Let the chunks burn for approximately 15 - 20 minutes with the lid, and all vents open - For a milder flavor, allow additional time for the wood to cook down. - Close the vent, and lid. - Wait about 1 minute for flame to subside, then open lid and spread chunks evenly - Place food on the grill, and close the lid. - Cooking with the lid closed prevents flare-up, and allows the wood to give better smoke flavor to the food cooked. How to Cook with Charcoal - Uses lump charcoal instead of briquet - Uses solid fire starter instead of fluid to avoid having any chemical influence your food - Light the charcoal using your preferred method - Several minutes prior to cooking, add 3-5 dry chunks on a standard grill - Add more for large smoker - Continue to add chunks every 20-30 minutes during the cooking process to infuse that great smoke flavor