Smoking On A Gas Grill - Or Charcoal - Awesome Results & Save Money!

Smokers are expensive, but smoking meat doesn't have to be! Using a smoker box inside a gas or charcoal grill provides excellent results. Here's how and what you'll need:

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[miketurner]

I have a 4 burner gas grill. I bought a small cast iron pan in the camping dept. at Walmart for $8. I heat the pan with the grill, then put dry wood chips in the pan about 10 minutes before I oil the grill and put the food on. Keep the pan above a burner that is on. I get plenty of smoke and flavor. You can place foil over the pan with holes poked over it, I don't. Chips are cheap I let them smoke down to ash and refill on longer cooks. Been doing it this way over 20 years.

[BrianHah]

Out of all the videos on grilling ribs with a gas grill I liked your method the best. Just grilled ribs for the first time tonight and your video helped me so much. Thank you for sharing your method!! The ribs turned out great! I used wood chips and it smoked really well. One thing I will say for next time is to definitely soak the wood chips in water 30 min before putting them in the smoker box. Thanks again!!

[Matrim]

If you want a dedicated smoker you don’t have to blow a ton of money. I got a really nice electric smoker for about $250 bucks. That’s not nothing, but it’s super easy to control, does exactly what I want, and holds temp exactly where I want it. It’s not going to smoke 15 racks of ribs simultaneously, but for my family and friends’ needs its perfect. That said, throwing smoke in a gas/charcoal grill is perfectly valid, but it does take more effort and cuts down on your cook space.

[ricardodella-ricca]

Great information. Thanks for sharing. The ribs looked seriously good.

[Axiom-ugjs]

Thank you Bill Paxton you save me from buying a smoker 👍

[txdave]

Thanks for sharing these tips. I never thought of using wood pellets, but it makes sense.

[Ioniza]

Just bought my first ever bbq and it's this same exact one hehe. Looking forward to diving into the world of BBQ-ing 😊
Smoking meats definitely one of the big draws

[EspenSebdal]

I lost it after Ernest entered the video 🤣

[pattythorington]

I returned my traeger I was not happy grilling on it and got the genesis Weber looking forward to using the pellets I have left over thank you I didn’t know that I could
What temperature siento keep your low side the whole time? Beteeen 200-300 this way it’s like 1-2 hours? I was doing the 3-2-1 but this is faster

[lordgarth]

definitely need a smoker for long smokes like a brisket and pulled pork.

[jjoomusic]

how long do the pellets last over direct heat like that?

[stevolene]

You are still grilling these ribs with the burners on under them

[jacobclark]

I stopped using my electric smoker and just use a smoke box with a propane grill, it's not exactly the same IMO because your not cooking as long with as low heat. but similar great flavor,

[HerrTiem]

For charcoal, should I set the smoker box next to or on top of the coals?

[paulrooster]

I myself have a Wood Smoker, I like to use either Coke Cola or Rootbeer in place of the Water,

[norbertomoran]

8:18 “The temperature is doing good.” Thats great to hear. Ummmm, what is it!!!???

[Nathan-wnmc]

Essentially these are just oven roasted ribs with some smoke flavor.

[Todd.T]

This is how I started. Then to a vertical charcoal bullet. Then to a Traeger. Then to an offset. Let me save everybody some learning curve.

Use a smoking tube full of wood chips. Once you light it, it goes on its own and it will also allow you to cold smoke foods like cheese, even in a cardboard box. I use an actual A Maze N smoke tube and I get long burn times, but even if I didn't I would either refill it and light it again or just have another ready. The meat won't really take on smoke past 120 degrees F.

Pellets in a smoking box or tube won't give off the same flavor profile as wood chips. Pellets produce more dirty smoke, which as they say "tastes like a house fire". I have always used water soaked chips in the gas grill in the smoking box. I did try the smoke tube with pellets and got the dirty smoke I wasn't looking for. A gas grill has an advantage. A byproduct of burning NG or LP is water vapor. This helps the smoke to stick to the meat. So does misting the meat with water.

You'll never match an offset that is burning wood due the the AMOUNT of hundreds of compounds being produced during the combustion process. You will never match an offset with a pellet grill due to the AMOUNT and TYPE of compounds released during the combustion process. Using a smoking tube with wood chips is the closest you will get in a gas grill or pellet smoker. Why get a pellet grill? Sometimes you want long or unattended burn. A gas grill on a windy day set to low will flame out. The pellet grill still adds it's own smoke/wood flavor component which can combine with the smoking tube with wood chips.

You're going to see a lot of disparaging comments in all these videos but here's what I can tell you about myself.

1. I don't have brand loyalty, I have reasons. I will kick a brand to the curb.
2. I buy what I want and don't have much financial restrictions
3. I try everything, backwards, forwards and upside down to make sure I achieve as close to perfection as I can get it.
4.. This isn't my first rodeo

[bfiles]

So. I'm about to experiment Making's homemade smoke sausage on a propane grill. With a smoker box. It's going to be a mix of pork and deer meat. I'm grinding it myself. Anyone got any tips?

[jimwortham]

Thanks for posting I guess maybe it's my big tablet but I saw no smoke waste of time