The Real Difference Between Smoked And Grilled Meat

Smoking and grilling are two of the most rewarding cooking methods on the planet, but they're most definitely not the same thing. While grilling is a relatively fast and intense approach to cooking meat and veggies, smoking takes a different amount of time, and uses a completely different method of imparting flavor and delivering heat. While some devices perform both functions well, most grills and smokers are exactly that — dedicated grills and dedicated smokers. Understanding your goals and how these methods work will help you choose the best tools for your next outdoor cooking project. Here's the real difference between smoked and grilled meat.

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How do you smoke meat? | 0:00
How do you grill meat? | 1:28
Is one method more nutritious? | 2:50
Is grilling or smoking meat easier? | 4:08
Are some meats better smoked or grilled? | 5:39

[MashedFood]

Do you prefer smoked meat or grilled meat?

[kif]

"Avoid eating the charred bits" Fawk that!! The charred bits are the best part of any grilled meat

[sergeantmetalhead]

Obviously it depends on what you're cooking if it's steak I'm grilling, brisket, ribs, pork butt, turkey I'm smoking it. I smoke and grill with charcoal.

[lospolloshermanos]

Fun fact:
If you get caught smoking with a electric or gas smoker in Texas you'll get arrested with a felony charge.

[michaelscriver]

I love grilling and how the food turns out but smoked Turkey is amazing

[bluetruckhos]

I love cooking out side using Wood or charcoal!! Dam a gas grill!!

[AmericanOdyssey]

I didn’t know that much stock footage of grilling existed…

[SclountDraxxer]

I don't know what I expected, but I _didn't_ expect to have the differences explained to me as if I had just arrived on Earth.😂 THUMBS UP!

[anakelly]

I put 2 giant slabs of pork ribs on the grill the other day.
I always use charcoal.
But, this time I put on some hickory wood chips and sprayed the ribs with apple juice occasionally.
We have leftovers, too. They're delicious.

[RumandCook]

They both of their place for sure. Judging by some comments here, some of had some very poorly prepared smoked food. It should never be cold or dry :)

[yglordco]

Really it all depends on what im trying to cook, I’m team charcoal BUT I use a more combined method of indirect heat and Direct heat with or without wood depends on what I’m cooking

[Twfish]

If eating smoked meat gives me cancer, then I’ll die happy

[rustyshackelford]

Tragers are not smokers. They are pellet grills. The only true smokers are stick burning offsets.

[CarbageMan]

Low and slow beats a fast burn. To do best, go low and slow, then create the Maillard effect on top. I cook sous vide with liquid smoke and a dry spiced brine, then finish with a weed torch, making it perfect every time, 100% repeatable, no guesswork, no risk. I don't waste a lot of time standing over the food, either.

Try sous vide, you won't go back.

As for charring, you don't have to get crazy about it.

[pwa]

Smoked meat taste better and the good flavor lasts much longer. Grilled meat is good fresh off the grill but it loses its flavor when you eat it as leftovers

[Cotivity]

Depends on the food, depends on the time of year. I've banging recipes for smoked sausage in the summer, AND high heat grilled brat's in the winter. You need to be versatile.

[Bob-bmfk]

Anyone can do a prime rib in a oven. But to smoke a prime rib in a smoker takes the cake! Smoked meats rock!

[marioyanez]

I do it all, Souse Vide, Pellet, wood charcoal and just plain charcoal, you can say I have grill and Sous Vide problem. but will never, ever, ever use a Propane Grill ugh!

[GokuBlack-mshz]

Btw that doctor most be from San Francisco California. Here in Texas you need a grill a smoker and a truck. 💪

[energonjunkie]

The idea that searing meat seals in moisture was scientifically disproven almost 120 years ago, it's possibly about time we stop passing on that falsehood.