Can we smoke meat using our gas grill?

[sparkles2307]

DH wants to soak some chipped apple limbs we pruned this year on the grill, we were thinking we could put them in a pan on one side of the grill and the meat on the opposite end? I have no idea, anyone with tips will be our hero of the day!

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

yep! google it, I have seen lots of tips on how to. Haven't paid attention because I have a charcoal grill but have deffinately seen the info out there.

 

[PeggySue]

I've started dabbling with that. I love my gas grill for baking and such but have shied away from "big meat projects"..... But have gotten over my fear and started playing with it.....I have used the small cast iron pellet holder, it's ok, not great. I have had better luck with the wood chips in a foil pouch and laying them under the grate and directly on the low flame, with the meat on the other side in a cast iron dutch oven.

 

[Wifezilla]

I have smoked trout on a gas grill using a tinfoil pouch filled with apple wood chips. You poke holes in the top to let the smoke out, put the fish on the top grate, and prop the door open with a beer can.

 

[paulray2]

We Use A Wood Chip Smoker Box. You Can Buy Them At Lowes. They Work Great And Can Be Used Over And Over For Years. Here Is a Link http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=183371-47981-42023&lpage=none

 

[wombat]

You can use a smoker box as the poster above suggested.

You can cook the food with some smoke present, but it's not the same as "smoking" meat.

"Smokers" for true smoking are very slow cookers. They're usually made of something that will retain heat (such as ceramic), or use a water pan and a mix of steam and smoke to cook. You can somewhat duplicate this with a water pan and a large kettle grill, but you will have a hard time doing this with a gas grill.

You can "cook" with a gas grill and smoker box, or with a standard kettle and wood chips, and get some smoky flavor on the outside of the meat, though.

It's best to soak the wood chips for at least several hours, though, as you don't want them bursting into flames and coating your food with soot.

Gas grills are great for the convenience, or for cooking delicate foods where precise temperature control is needed, like vegetables. It's hard to duplicate the results you can get with charcoal grills on a gas grill with meats, though.

We have a gas grill that rarely gets used, a large webber kettle, and a smoker. I want to build a larger ceramic smoker and ceramic or brick oven too, one of these days.