Propane is considered a reasonably clean fuel. It produces red, hot, dry heat, and burns without smoke. That makes it good for cooking food.
So how do propane smokers actually smoke the meat? If you are using the regular cooking method, then the answer is - no, you cannot smoke the meat.
Most barbecue restaurants add moist wood chips to the propane flame which then produces smoke to "smoke" the meat, adding a great deal of flavor.
Barbecue experts are less likely to be satisfied by this method since they consider a smoker to be genuine only if it uses wood or charcoal. The genuine smoker also slowly cooks food for 10 to 12 hours at 180 to 250 degrees.
Nowadays, grill dealers may describe and sell propane gas grills as propane smokers. However, one should not immediately accept them as smokers unless you plan to follow the barbecuing methods used by restaurants.
One plus factor for the propane grill is its ability to produce good grilled or broiled food. Meat can be roasted at temperatures reaching 700 degrees (the optimum temperature for broiling) and at the same time allows the cook a great cooking experience as they would have with any other grill.
A propane smoker can also be used to grill a whole chicken, which can take a little more than an hour. In a regular charcoal smoker, the same chicken would take more time to cook than that in the propane smoker, however, it would definitely have a wood smoke flavor that is unique to a charcoal smoker.
Traditionally, roasting and grilling has been done on wood fires that lend its flavor and smell to the food being cooked. Propane smokers cannot duplicate the chemical reactions that occur in food when it has been exposed to hot smoke for hours.
So how do propane smokers actually smoke the meat? If you are using the regular cooking method, then the answer is - no, you cannot smoke the meat.
Most barbecue restaurants add moist wood chips to the propane flame which then produces smoke to "smoke" the meat, adding a great deal of flavor.
Barbecue experts are less likely to be satisfied by this method since they consider a smoker to be genuine only if it uses wood or charcoal. The genuine smoker also slowly cooks food for 10 to 12 hours at 180 to 250 degrees.
Nowadays, grill dealers may describe and sell propane gas grills as propane smokers. However, one should not immediately accept them as smokers unless you plan to follow the barbecuing methods used by restaurants.
One plus factor for the propane grill is its ability to produce good grilled or broiled food. Meat can be roasted at temperatures reaching 700 degrees (the optimum temperature for broiling) and at the same time allows the cook a great cooking experience as they would have with any other grill.
A propane smoker can also be used to grill a whole chicken, which can take a little more than an hour. In a regular charcoal smoker, the same chicken would take more time to cook than that in the propane smoker, however, it would definitely have a wood smoke flavor that is unique to a charcoal smoker.
Traditionally, roasting and grilling has been done on wood fires that lend its flavor and smell to the food being cooked. Propane smokers cannot duplicate the chemical reactions that occur in food when it has been exposed to hot smoke for hours.
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