What is smoked meat?
The use of smoke to cook or maintain certain types of meat and fish produces what is called smoked meat. The practice of using smoke as a method of cooking or preserving meat has existed for centuries. For smoke production, smoke, grill or meat smoker smokes different types of hard wood or certain plants. The smoke produced by these hard woodcuts cooks, preserves and adds a unique taste to the meat. The cold smoking method adds a smoke taste to the meat without fully cooked. Smoked meat is then fully cooked by baking, roasting or grilling.
Hot smoking adds smoked taste and fully cooks the meat using a combination of heat and smoke. Smoked meat is then ready on the table or simply re -heated. Hams and Ham Hocks are a good example of hot smoked meat, which is designed for re -heating.
smoke baking uses a combination of smoke and oven for cooking meat. Hardwood chips are placed in a pan at the bottom of the oven. Smoldering chips produce smoked meat, burdenMCO bakes or bakes the oven until it completely boils.
various fuels are used to heat hardwood tokens, with coal or propane the most common. Types of hardwood used for smoked meat are oak, hikory and maple to name at least some. The chips are usually soaked in water to prevent ignition during the smoking process.
Some common types of meat smokers are vertical smokers, smokers and commercial smoke. Vertical smokers have a fire at the bottom that heats hardwood chips that smoke meat on the stands above. Box smokers usually have what is called the method of two boxes where the fires are separated from food. Smoke and heat are diverted into a neighboring box that is located meat. Commercial Smokehouse are large buildings where the meat is smoked and packed for further sale.
popular types of red meat suitable for smoking are ribs, shunky and roast. Poultry products that are usually smoked, include chicken and turkey. It is also common to smoke some types of fish. Smoked meat is popular all over the world and various cultures smoke all kinds of meat and fish, as well as vegetables and cheeses.