Kenmore 141.16681, 141.17681 owner manual Preparing to Smoke, Using The Optional Smoker Box

Preparing to Smoke

Smoking gives food a distinctive, delicious flavor. You will find a variety of wood chips or pellets available for use in smoking grilled foods. Pre-soaking of wood chips may be required so read and follow the manufacturers instructions for preparation of smoking chips prior to filling the Smoker Drawer.

Using The Optional Smoker Box

In order to get optimum performance from any smoker box, remove one of the stainless steel cooking grids. Fill the smoker box with your prepared smoking chips. Dried herbs and spices may also be added to produce different flavors. Place the filled smoker box directly over the Flame Tamer and the heat will produce smoke and season the food.

Tips for Smoking

You can reduce the strength of the smoke flavor by only smoking for half or three quarters of the cooking time. The heat required for smoking is normally low to medium.

Foods naturally high in oils lend themselves well to smoking, while drier foods benefit from a marinade. You can also rub the food with herbs, spices or flavored oils. Many foods can be smoked to produce stunning results with very little effort. Here are a few suggestions:

•Tuna steaks, marinated in Asian flavors of sesame oil, soy sauce and sherry.

•Pork fillets, rubbed with ginger, orange rind and brushed with maple syrup.

•Mussels, brushed with lemon rind and chili oil.

•Lamb cutlets, marinated in virgin olive oil, lemon, oregano and black pepper. The same marinade can be used for a whole leg or rack of lamb.

•Chicken, boneless chicken pieces specially sliced breasts

•Fish, sliced fillets of firm fish, asserted seafood such as prawns, scallops and calamari

•Pork, sliced fillets, diced or minced pork, sliced leg steak, sliced chops

•Beef, sliced fillet, rib-eye, round, rump, sirloin

•Lamb, sliced fillet, round, loin

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