How to Use Blue Ember Grills Smoker Box

Blue Ember Grills manufactures a line of gas grills that include a built-in smoker box. This cast-iron box holds pre-soaked wood chips that add a smoky flavor to foods that may be lacking an authentic grilled taste when cooked over propane gas. Different kinds of wood will produce aromas and flavors suitable for different types of meat, fish and poultry, although the selection is really a matter of personal preference.

Things You'll Need

• Blue Ember Grill with built-in smoker box
• Wood chips
• Tank of propane
• Water
• Metal bowl

Instructions

1. Soak approximately two cups of wood chips in a metal bowl filled with water for at least an hour before you are ready to cook. Hickory is the classic choice for adding smoke flavor to pork and beef. Cedar is often used with salmon and other saltwater gamefish, while apple infuses a mellower flavor in delicate foods such as trout. Try mesquite for chicken and wild game.

2. Raise the lid on the Blue Embers Grill and remove the cooking grate on the left-hand side to locate the cast-iron smoker box underneath.

3. Drain pre-soaked wood chips from the metal bowl and add to the smoker box

4. Replace the cooking grate on the grill.

5. Ignite the grill and close the lid to pre-heat for cooking

6. Add food to the grill and cook according to your recipe while the smoker box heats the wood chips, which will produce aromatic smoke. For a more intense smoky flavor, leave the grill closed while cooking, opening only to flip burgers, steaks and chops. Turn poultry and fish with a metal spatula to reduce grease flareups and prevent the food from falling apart.

7. Add more wood chips to the smoker box as necessary when grilling thick cuts of meat such as beef brisket and pork shoulder.

References

• Blue Ember Grill features and information
• Blue Ember grill product details