On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:26:53 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> I bought "Liquid Smoke" once years ago. I think the ingredients were only
> hickory smoke and water. I used half the recommended amount on a steak and
> it was very overpowering and nasty. I never used it again and eventually
> threw the bottle in the trash.

Liquid smoke is best used by the drop and I use it whenever I want to
evoke outside cooking... but I cringe every time I see a recipe using
it in fractions of a cup. Even a tablespoon would be too much given
the non-commercial amounts I make when I cook.

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