The best investment you’ll make all year is buying a propane smoker. With push-button ignition and turn-of-the-dial temperature control, they offer convenience that can’t be matched by other types or sizes on market today.
Smokers come in all shapes and sizes, with some costing as little as a couple of hundred dollars while others can be thousands. A metal box with an attached gas burner at the bottom, surmounted by a pan or tray to hold wood chunks/chips; this type of cooking system provides more control than open fires because you can regulate how much heat gets into your food without directly affecting its temperature. To help smoke more efficiently, some models come with a water pan over the wood tray. Because if you want the best results from your smoker, then it’s important that the smoke chamber and firebox are moist.
Advantages:
- The small footprint of these smoker cookers makes them perfect for any space. They’re also much lighter and easier to move around, which means you can take your barbeque wherever the fun takes place.
- The portability of the best gas smokers makes them a favorite for tailgating, camping trips, and more. Unlike their electric counterparts that require an outlet close by or hours to charge up before use (not practical when you’re hosting), these easy-to stovetop models provide endless smoking possibilities on your next outdoor adventure.
- You can maintain smoking temperatures with much less labor than in a traditional smoker, and the process is easy to monitor.
Drawbacks:
- The grill doesn’t use wood or charcoal, so you can enjoy all of its benefits without worrying about starting a fire.
- The lack of internal airflow helps form a tough bark (the crust).
- There are some widely available brands that use thin-gauge metals in order to make them light weigh and cheap, but this comes at a cost because they leak smoke and don’t perform well under cold or windy weather conditions.
Tips:
- When buying a smoker, it’s important that you find one with enough space for your food. If not then all of these pieces will have to be cut in half which doesn’t look nearly as impressive.
- In order to make sure that your propane tank doesn’t run out, always have a backup ready.
How it works:
When it’s time to smoke some meat, place the wood chips, sawdust or pellets in a smoker box.
Put some water in the pan to keep things from drying out.
In order to start cooking, light the burner with your igniter and turn on the thermostat.
Once the smoke chamber is full, wait for about 10 seconds before putting any meat into it.
When the smoke chamber starts filling up with thick, white clouds of smoke – then it’s time to load it with food.
Adjusting the top vent will make sure you get a steady smoke flow.
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