| When most of us think of charcoal, we think of the | | | | cooked with the smoke, and therefore it will be |
| grill method. You burn the charcoal from the bottom, | | | | healthier for you. However, the main difference lies in |
| and cook the food on the heat that comes from the | | | | the taste. There is no comparison to food cooked |
| burning of the charcoal. However, there is another | | | | with a charcoal smoker, it simply tastes different |
| way to use charcoal to cook our food. This is called a | | | | than any other kind of food cooked using different |
| charcoal smoker, and it works in a much different | | | | methods. In order to get the most out of your |
| way. | | | | charcoal smoker, you need to make sure that you |
| How Does It Work? | | | | adhere to some rules, however. |
| When you use a charcoal smoker you are still | | | | First of all, you need to allow for much more time for |
| cooking the food using charcoal. However, the flame | | | | the meal to be cooked. A charcoal smoker is going |
| itself is set much lower, and the charcoal burns to | | | | to cook the food but at a much slower rate than a |
| create a smoke. Once the smoke has permeated | | | | grill. The slowness is what results in the smoked |
| your food, this is when the cooking happens. Because | | | | flavor, so you can't rush this along. |
| of this, you put your food in the charcoal smoker | | | | Also, you need to be alright with trying something |
| and close the lid, and you shouldn't' open it until the | | | | new. You are not going to get the exact same |
| food is ready. The smoke is what cooks the food, | | | | tasting food using a charcoal smoker than a regular |
| and because the smoke can get all the way through | | | | grill, so beware that it will taste different. Most people |
| the food you are going to get a very distinct and | | | | decide to keep their regular charcoal grills alongside |
| interesting flavor that occurs with a charcoal smoker. | | | | their smokers, because they feel that the |
| What Is The Difference? | | | | differences in taste are simply too great for them to |
| The difference in cooking with a charcoal smoker is | | | | choose one or the other. Both can benefit you |
| that the food isn't going to sit in any of its own | | | | greatly when it comes to your cooking styles and |
| grease, or contain as much fat. It will simply be | | | | techniques. |