Ultimate Guide to Smoking on a Gas Grill

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Pair the food with the flavor of the wood chips: All Purpose = oak or hickory Fish = cedar or alder Pork / Chicken = pecan, maple, peach, cherry, or apple Beef = hickory, mesquite

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Soaking creates steam instead of smoke. Instead, add a water pan to keep the grill humid and burn the wood chips dry.

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Prepare the grill and set the probe thermometer in place.

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Turn on only half of your grill's burners. Fill a pan with water and place it inside.

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Place wood chips in a smoker box or make an aluminum foil packet: Place ½ to 1 cup wood chips in the center of a 9x12 sheet of heavy duty foil. Fold like a burrito and pinch the top shut but leave a small opening.

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Cook food over indirect heat (the turned off burners) and replace wood chips every 30 minutes or so.

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Ultimate Guide to Smoking on a Gas Grill

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Pair the food with the flavor of the wood chips: All Purpose = oak or hickory Fish = cedar or alder Pork / Chicken = pecan, maple, peach, cherry, or apple Beef = hickory, mesquite

What Wood to Use?

Soaking creates steam instead of smoke. Instead, add a water pan to keep the grill humid and burn the wood chips dry.

Should I soak the Wood?

Prepare the grill and set the probe thermometer in place.

Step 1

Turn on only half of your grill's burners. Fill a pan with water and place it inside.

Step 2

Place wood chips in a smoker box or make an aluminum foil packet: Place ½ to 1 cup wood chips in the center of a 9x12 sheet of heavy duty foil. Fold like a burrito and pinch the top shut but leave a small opening.

Step 3

Cook food over indirect heat (the turned off burners) and replace wood chips every 30 minutes or so.

Step 4

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- Turkeys, chickens - Pork shoulder - Salmon, halibut - Ribs - Artichokes - Mac & cheese ... the possibilities are endless!

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