That Is Not A Barbecue - It Is A Food Smoker!

What do you cook in a barbecue smoker?

If you are like most people, you immediately started thinking about juicy cuts of meat after reading that question. You salivated at the idea of a dripping rack of ribs. Your stomach rumbled at the prospects of smoked brisket. You imagined sausage, chicken, pork chops and other meaty delights! That is what you cook in a barbecue smoker, right?

Not necessarily.

In fact, many people do not even refer to the devices in the traditional way. They may call their BBQ pit a "food smoker". The choice of the generic term "food" is not an accident, either. It is used either because they use their smoker exclusively for non-meat items or because they often prepare meatless sides in the smoker.

That is right; you can cook more than meat in a smoker. A wide range of strategies has been developed to use smokers to create unimaginably tasty fruit and vegetable dishes. Yes, you read that correctly. There is life beyond meat in the world of smoking.

Sure, you can smoke a brisket in your bullet smoker with a water pan, but did you also know that it is a great place to make tasty dehydrated fruit chips? Did you know that the smoker could double as a means of producing fruit leather?

We are not just talking about grilling a few spears of asparagus to accompany your Boston butt. You can use a food smoker to prepare so many vegetarian options. Mushrooms absorb smoke flavors like crazy and can serve as a healthy alternative to those who crave the taste of "Q" without the meat and fat. Smoked corn is amazing and there are many different ways to smoke potatoes for maximum flavor.

A food smoker may sound like a vegetarian's dream. It probably is. But using the smoker for more than meat is not a practice reserved exclusively for those who eschew meat. All of us can use smokers to produce great sides and dishes that do not rely on meat for flavor. That may sound almost sacrilegious to those who are accustomed to slathering a rack of ribs in their homemade sauce on the weekends, but it really is a great way to get more utility out of your smoker and more flavor out of your side dishes.

Do not limit your perspective on cooking with a food smoker. If you can eat it, there is a half decent chance that you can smoke it! Feel free to experiment with a variety of fruits and vegetables. You will be amazed at the way a barbecue smoker can change the character, texture and flavor of even common vegetables and fruits.

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