| you know how to use a smoker, cookouts will never | | | | will tell you that the key to making the best meals is to |
| be the same again. If you have ever been tempted to | | | | know just how long to heat the wood, and how much |
| toss your grill and try smoking your meat but didn't | | | | wood should be added to the steamer once you start. |
| know how to use a smoker, fear not! Using a smoker | | | | You want the wood to burn at a nice even |
| is easier than lighting a barbeque and it produces | | | | temperature. This takes some practice so don't |
| tastier meat. | | | | despair if you don't get it right the first time. The more |
| A smoker is a piece of equipment that cooks food | | | | you use the smoker the better you will become at |
| over heat created by burning wood, rather than | | | | deciding when the temperature of the wood is correct. |
| burning coals. Once you have the know-how to use a | | | | Once the wood has been thoroughly heated, you can |
| smoker you will be able to make terrific food with | | | | add your food. You will need to monitor the |
| unbelievable flavor. The secret to knowing how to use | | | | temperature on a regular basis while the food is being |
| a smoker is all in the wood. Each type of wood used | | | | smoked. Cooks who know how to use a smoker will |
| in a smoker creates a different flavor to the food. | | | | tell you to that it takes practice to know when to |
| Mesquite wood gives your steak or your salmon a | | | | adjust your flues and your dampers but that keeping |
| robust flavor, while oak or hickory adds a completely | | | | the right temperature is the key to turning out delicious |
| diverse flavor. | | | | smoked food. |
| The first thing to do is find a location where there will | | | | You have tons of options when cooking with a |
| be as little traffic as possible. Usually cooking with a | | | | smoker. Not only can you pick between lots of |
| smoker will take some time and occasionally the | | | | different types of wood to give your food flavor, you |
| smoker will be left unattended so it should be in an | | | | can also experiment on smoking lots of different types |
| area where children and pets are not likely to go. Wind | | | | of foods. Cooks who know how to use a smoker to |
| conditions should also be taken into consideration so | | | | their advantage not only smoke more than one kind of |
| that smoke is not entering the house or interfering with | | | | meat at a time (try smoking a turkey and steak at the |
| outdoor activities. | | | | same time) they also try different foods. Wait till you |
| A typical smoker has two barrels at the bottom. Build | | | | try chili in your smoker! |
| a fire at the base of the barrels with whatever type of | | | | Seriously, once you know how to use a smoker, there |
| wood you choose to cook with. Heat the wood for at | | | | is a whole new world of cooking experiences waiting |
| least an hour. Those who know how to use a smoker | | | | for you! |