| Smoker grills are to the serious backyard barbecue | | | | of how to use a smoker is that it takes longer for the |
| enthusiast what power tools are to Tim "The Tool | | | | meat to be ready to serve, but the upside is that none |
| man" Taylor. Your backyard barbecues will become | | | | of the meat juices will cause fire bursts to reach up |
| the talk of the neighborhood once you learn how to | | | | and blacken the meat, and your barbecuing reputation. |
| smoke meat the right way. Your hickory smoked | | | | The process of smoking generally takes about 3-5 |
| chicken or mesquite smoked steaks will be not only in | | | | hours for most meats, and up to 12 hours for larger |
| everyone's satisfied stomachs, but on everyone's lips | | | | cuts. |
| come Monday morning at the water cooler. Forget the | | | | Another angle when learning how to smoke meat is |
| standard steaks, hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken on | | | | that the heat from the smoker is lower. This means |
| the grill top. Put smoked salmon on the menu and look | | | | that you not only learn how to smoke meat, you can |
| out. We are talking about taking how to smoke meat | | | | learn how to steam vegetables. What you end up with |
| to a whole new level. | | | | are vegetables that not only taste superb, but |
| If you can, get a combination grill, one that will let you | | | | vegetables that keep all the good stuff in. All the |
| grill your food the boring, traditional way, and give you | | | | nutrients stay with the vegetables. Good taste, and |
| the choice to smoke your food too. Traditional means | | | | healthy for you to boot. When you learn how to |
| grilling your meat over an open flame, using charcoal or | | | | smoke meat and vegetables, then you can move on |
| a gas fire. But if you are going to learn how to use a | | | | to the more exotic eats like hickory smoked chili. |
| smoker, you are going to have to heat up the fire box, | | | | Part of learning how to smoke meat is learning how to |
| put on your favorite wood -- hickory, oak, cherry, | | | | choose the right smoker for your needs. There are |
| mesquite, to name a few -- and get to it. | | | | several manufacturers, so you have many makes and |
| These hardwoods, in the form of chips, are placed into | | | | models of smokers to choose from to learn how to |
| the smoker's firebox. When burning, they produce | | | | smoke meat. They may not be low cost, but the |
| specific flavors when absorbed by the meats being | | | | investment in healthy eating, and tasty eating, is well |
| smoked. This not only gets your mouth salivating, but | | | | worth the price you will pay to get just the right kind of |
| the flavor cannot be bested by regular grilling methods. | | | | smoker to learn how to smoke meat and vegetables, |
| What's nice about it is when you learn how to smoke | | | | and anything else your healthy heart desires, all with |
| meat; you learn that the fire never reaches the meat | | | | less fat and cholesterol than with other grilling styles. |
| when it is being smoked. The downside of this aspect | | | | |