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BBQ smokers can be a handy addition to your food preparation aids if you have a taste for smoked foods. A bbq smoker can be any size but there are several types made for the home owner. Some bbq smokers are meant to go out of doors and vent outside as they slowly smoke and dehydrate the foods being processed. Some are meant to fit into an indoor fireplace and vent up the chimney. A bbq smoker does not cook meat in the same way as a grill does. The meat is subjected to prolonged exposure to smoke slowly cooking and then further drying it. The type of smoke or fuel being burned causing the smoke will alter the final flavor of the meat.

If you do any hunting or fishing you may find that you have an excess of meat that needs to be preserved. BBQ smokers offer an option along with freezing and canning. A bbq smoker can produce either lightly smoked meat to just augment flavor or it can create jerky that can be stored for months totally dried. This is a very flavorful product that can be taken back packing and camping. It can be eaten as is or cooked again with water added to tenderize it again.

You may want a bbq smoker to take advantage of savings at your local grocery store if you live a more urban life. BBQ smokers in fireplaces can make modern meals more exciting and allow you to take advantages of savings by preserving any excess meat you buy. This allows you to add any smoky flavor to your meats creating your own private blends.

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