I too was surprised that the wood smoke at full auger speed did not get consumed by the burner. I will try and shoot a video next time I do some steaks, which is when I intend to use the gas / pellet combo. There is a grill made in Canada, Black Mountain, that uses propane for the heat and a pellet dispenser for the smoke. I can't quite explain why the smoke is still present, but it is strictly a temperature of burn that when high enough should incinerate the smoke. Maybe the pellet pot is still to cool to burn the smoke off and it passes through the burner where the flame impingement isn't directly acting on all of it. At any rate I was pleased with the results and taste of the steaks.