Nonnymus wrote:
> I have a pet theory about smoke rings in meat, but will defer to the
> wisdom here in the newsgroup. My theory is that the smoke ring is not
> caused by smoke, but rather carbon monoxide given off by the
> incomplete combustion of the wood or charcoal.

Smoke ring is caused by the nitrates and nitrites contained in wood smoke
reacting to myoglobin in muscle tissue. CO has nothing to do with it at all.

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Dave
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