Types of Food Smokers

by Rajni Gaur Web Content Writer

Smoking being an age-old tradition was originally used for preservation purposes. However the modern cooking mechanism makes use of smoke to add flavours to the meats, poultry, fish and vegetables amongst other edibles to heighten its taste. While many assume that adding a smoky flavour to smoked lamb burger or any such delicacy is a chef’s expertise, but you can very well prepare in your home to accentuate the eating experience.

So if you plan to invest on small stove-type model for smoking food or if full scale smoker grill suits your cooking type then don’t hesitate for too long and go buy these as per your requirement and enjoy the delectable taste of best tenderloin steak along with other favourites of yours.

Whatever type of smoker equipment you plan to use, depends a lot on your budget and the kind of food you would like to savour with these. Having mentioned this, here is everything you need to know about different types of smokers:

-Stove-type Smoker

These are the beginners guide to get acquainted with the smoking food technique. Its small size and portability makes these handy and user-friendly. It gives enough room to smoke small pieces of meat, pork, tenderloin, smoked lamb burger, steaks amongst seafood and other such foods which don’t really require a big space to be prepared. These are considered safe and best for domestic kitchen use.

A stove-type smoker consists of stainless steel pan which about five to six inches deep is holding a tray and a cooking rack. To begin with the smoking process, all you need to do is place the smoker across two burners on the top while covering the lid tight so as to facilitate the addition of flavour.

-Electric Smokers

Being the biggest and most expensive kinds, they promise to give best results. These look more like barbecue grills having hoppers at its side to have contain wood pellets to ensure that much savoured smoky flavour. Since these are electric, they are the most convenient to use while ensuring a constant temperature. They also spare you the pain of changing the fuel at intervals. Most of the electric smokers have digital temperature displays which also help you to know that at what temperature your grill is. Because they have large space you can cook a good amount of food anytime you wish to.

-Large charcoal or wood-burning smokers

There are many people who like using large smokers for adding most natural flavour to prepare the best tenderloin steak or anything else. However they are expensive but have ample space for large pieces to be smoked at any instant.