Barbecue and smoking

They grow bigger and bigger; enthusiasts of the world of barbecue who want to try different cooking techniques from the traditional one. One of the most popular techniques experienced & egrave; that of the smoking . As the word itself says the; smoking involves transmitting an aromatic note of smoke to the food we want to cook.

To implement the smoking technique it is It is necessary to use a good raw material which means excellent quality wood. There are different types of wood for smoking and, depending on the barbecue you have, it is necessary to choose the type of wood you want to smoke. it is necessary to choose the most suitable wood; suited.

Wood Chips are small wood chips made from untreated trees. They are mainly used in spherical barbecues such as Outdoorchef® both gas and charcoal, and in gas rectangulars such as Dolcevita BBQ . These sticks generate a smoke of medium intensity; and are perfect for medium sized barbecues.

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The food pellet is made from a variety of materials. consisting of small cylinders identical to those used for heating. The huge difference is; which are made using untreated trees and are free from any toxic chemicals. These are used exclusively with Traeger barbecues ® .

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But how should you use the sticks? How should the barbecues be set for smoking?

Logically, depending on the barbecue you have, there are different sticks and ways of preparing the barbecue for smoking:

Smoking with an Outdoorchef barbecue ® charcoal:

 
We set up the Outdoorchef barbecue ® for indirect cooking. It will be enough position the funnel with the hole closest to it. small down.

Then you have to check that the embers are ready to place the sticks for the fire. smoking because; if they are too hot they will burn the kindling too quickly and you will not get a good result. the smoke. When the embers are covered with a white patina then they will be in the ideal condition.

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Smoking with a barbecue or a rectangular gas Dolcevita:

 
It is It is possible to use the smoking technique even with rectangular barbecues, but to do so it is necessary to use the smoking technique. It is necessary to have a smoker box . The smoker box is; a metal box with holes in the lid. Inside the latter you have to store the chips and place it near the burner of the barbecue.

in this case it is necessary to set the indirect cooking, therefore it is necessary to switch off part of the burners (above which we will then place the food) and light the others with the maximum temperature and position the smoker box next to co to the burners lit.

Logically, since they are not in direct contact with the heat source, the smoking of the chips will take place during a longer period of time. more slowly compared to a charcoal barbecue.

Smoking with a pellet barbecue:

 
Traeger ® it is the top-of-the-range brand for pellet barbecues. Traeger® has made different types of aromatic pellets, each specific for different foods. All Traeger barbecues, with the intuitive control panel, allow instant and easy adjustment of the temperature.

the smoking technique is perfect. very simplified again thanks to the control panel in fact just place the food on the grill and we turn on the barbecue in mode; “smoke”. The Traeger ® it will start. the smoking process and after about 20 minutes the temperature will set. the temperature to finish cooking.

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