Propane, a fairly clean fuel, produces red hot and dry heat, and is also smokeless when burned. Cooking food with it is a long tradition for those reasons. You will see endless numbers of barbecues and other devices using propane to cook meals around the country.
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.
These days, grill dealers often label and sell propane gas grills as propane smokers. Unless you do plan to follow the cooking methods in barbecue restaurants, better choose the non-propane smoker.
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.
Conventionally, grilling and roasting is done on wood fires that convey its flavor and smell to the cooked food. Propane smokers really could not produce cooked food that can replicate these characteristics.
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.
These days, grill dealers often label and sell propane gas grills as propane smokers. Unless you do plan to follow the cooking methods in barbecue restaurants, better choose the non-propane smoker.
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.
Conventionally, grilling and roasting is done on wood fires that convey its flavor and smell to the cooked food. Propane smokers really could not produce cooked food that can replicate these characteristics.
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