Bottini Fuels Looks at Smoking with Propane

Introduction

When most people think of barbecue, they think of something that has been smoking for hours. Everyone knows that you need to use wood to smoke, right? Well, not so fast. There is a new contender for king of smoking. Bottini Fuel is proposing that you use propane to do all your smoking this summer. It may sound a little odd but hang in there with us and we will show you just how simple and easy smoking can be.

Switch to Propane

The first question that you must be asking yourself is just how you are expected to smoke with a gas fuel. Well, the answer is simple, use the smoke box on your barbecue. As most high-end models come equipped ready to smoke with a smoke box, you need to take advantage of that. While you can drop the wood in there easily, you can also use propane to smoke it. While you will still be using wood in a way, the heat will always be properly maintained. This is because just like with any other application of propane, you will have more control than with any other cooking medium. You will also save yourself having to buy anything to light the fire. The propane is sitting in the tank already and you can simply use that. The wood method will find you having to use a chimney or electric firestarter. In order to use either method, you may need to employ the use of lighter fuel. This will give your barbecue a nasty taste.

How Smokers Work

The smoker is basically using heated air to cook the food. The flames or direct heat will never see the food. You place wood chips in the box and hot air travels to the box and gets the wood to their smoke point. If the air is hot enough to start setting the wood on fire, it is hot enough to cook your food. Just know that cooking times are largely increased when using this method, but it will be worth the wait. You cannot get that kind of taste without having to make the sacrifice of time. On a side note, if your grill does not already come equipped with a smoker box, you can always by one and just set it on top of your grill. The heat from below will heat the wood chips inside and cause them to smoke just as if you had one already attached to your grill. This may seem a little strange, but it will be worth it when it comes to eating it.

Conclusion

Around this time of year, Bottini Fuels not too many people are considering outdoor cooking, especially in the colder regions, but eventually, winter will break, and people will be back outdoors looking to have family and friends over. For this, you are going to want to have the best option for them and that is propane smoked supper. So, when you are looking to upgrade your current barbecue, make sure that the next one you have does indeed have a smoker box and you will be ready to smoke a brisket with the best of them.