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Default Smoking on a gas grill

On 5/13/2015 6:45 PM, wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:29:20 -0400,
wrote:
>
>> Okay, after years of grilling, I want to try smoking food on my gas grill. I kow
>> I can buy wood chips, soak them, put them in an aluminum pan with a cover with
>> holes punched in it for the smoke, but...
>>
>> What would be the best thing to try to smoke for my maiden voyage into this
>> realm? Chicken, pork, beef? And are there certain woods that go better with
>> certain meats?
>>
>> I can probably find recipes by Googling, but I'd like to get some first hand
>> experience if I could.
>>
>> Thanks.

>
> Thanks for all the great replies so far. I can't wait to take my first step on
> this journey. Hopefully over the weekend. Probably start with pork or chicken.
> Or hell, maybe there's room on my grill for both. Oh, and once I start the
> smoking process, do I have to be fussing with the meat? Turning it, etc? When I
> waatch TV shows, it seems like they just put the meat into a smoker and leave it
> for however long and let it smoke. Thanks again. I appreciate all the help.




Using the indirect heat method you will want to rotate what you're
cooking to insure an even smoke.

http://www.weber.com/weber-nation/gr...on-a-gas-grill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=droqmzBbBsE
How to set up a smoker box on a gas grill

You'll really like this last tutorial:

http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitch...in-a-gas-grill