To suggest an internet dictionary definition as gospel is pretty damn
stupid. I don't really think you are stupid; however you are extremely
cerebrally constipated. It's time for you to have a special high colonic
cerebral enema; that may relieve you.

"Jack Curry" <Jack > wrote in message
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> This took me about 18 seconds to find, Kent. Now puleeze go argue with
> this
> website, since it certainly contradicts your totally stupid statement.
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> Jack Curry
> -Surprise! Kent remains a numbnuts-
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> http://www.free-definition.com/Smoking-(food).html
> Smoking (food)
> Definition, Meaning, Explanation
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> Smoking is the process of curing, cooking, or seasoning food by exposing
> it
> for long periods of time to the smoke from a (usually wood) fire. "Hot
> smoking" is typically a several-hours-long process that can be used to
> fully
> cook raw meats or fish, while "cold smoking" is an hours- or days-long
> process that is generally used to preserve or flavour foods (usually meats
> or fish, but sometimes cheeses, vegetables, fruits, and even beer).
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> The fuel used for smoking may contain flavoring adjuncts. For example,
> Chinese tea-smoking uses a mixture of uncooked rice, raw sugar, and tea,
> heated at the base of a wok, to slowly smoke and flavor meat and other
> foods. In Europe, the traditional wood burnt to smoke fish and meat is
> alder, but oak is more often used now, and beech to a smaller extent. In
> North America, hickory and mesquite wood, in addition to oak and alder,
> and
> also sometimes wood from fruit trees such as cherry and plum, are commonly
> used for smoking.
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> Historically, farms in the western world included a special small building
> termed the smokehouse where meats could be smoked and stored. This was
> generally well-separated from other buildings both because of the fire
> danger and because of the smoke emanations.
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> See also: Food preservation, curing
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